anisotopic

English

Etymology

From an- +‎ isotopic.

Adjective

anisotopic (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Lacking isotopy

   an anisotopic distribution

2. (physical chemistry, of an element) Having only one isotope
   • 1973, Ronald C. Denney, A Dictionary of Spectroscopy‎^[1], →ISBN, page 4:

     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.

Derived terms

• anisotopically

See also

• anisotropic