anisotopic

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adjective

Lacking isotopy.

“an anisotopic distribution”

OriginEnglish isotopic ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveanisotopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsLacking isotopy.

    an anisotopic distribution

  2. not comparablephysicalchemistryHaving only one isotope.

    Fluorine is a typical anisotopic element and mass spectra of molecules containing fluorine atoms are more simple than are those of corresponding chlorine and bromine compounds.

    1973, Ronald C. Denney, A Dictionary of Spectroscopy, →ISBN, page 4

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishisotopic
  8. Englishanisotopic

From an- + isotopic.

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Chicago

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