GRE Word List

ISOTOPE

any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties

The meaning of the word isotope is any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties.

Random words

WordMeaning
recessthe action of receding : recession
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
fleckstreak
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation