nitrogen-13

noun

A radioactive isotope of nitrogen, 137N, having seven protons and six neutrons, and a half-life of less than ten minutes; it is used in positron emission tomography. It also plays a role in the CNO cycle.

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nounnitrogen-13 (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA radioactive isotope of nitrogen, 137N, having seven protons and six neutrons, and a half-life of less than ten minutes; it is used in positron emission tomography. It also plays a role in the CNO cycle.
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