oxygen-18

noun

A stable isotope of oxygen, 188O, with 8 protons and 10 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.2% of the element in nature

Meanings

nounoxygen-18 (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA stable isotope of oxygen, 188O, with 8 protons and 10 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.2% of the element in nature
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