fluorine-18

noun

An artificial radioisotope of fluorine, 189F, having 9 protons and 9 neutrons, that is an important industrial source of positrons

Meanings

nounfluorine-18 (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesAn artificial radioisotope of fluorine, 189F, having 9 protons and 9 neutrons, that is an important industrial source of positrons
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