Definition of Nitrogen-13

1. Noun. (isotope) A radioactive isotope of nitrogen, (nuclide 13 7 N), having seven protons and six neutrons, and a half-life of less than ten minutes; it is used in positron emission tomography ¹

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Medical Definition of Nitrogen-13

1. A cyclotron-produced, positron-emitting radioisotope of nitrogen with a half-life of 9.97 minutes; used in protein metabolism studies and in positron-emission tomography. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrogen-13

nitrocelluloses
nitrochalk
nitrochloroform
nitrochloromethane
nitrocotton
nitroethane
nitroform
nitrofural
nitrofuran
nitrofurans
nitrofurantoin
nitrofurantoin polyneuropathy
nitrofurazone
nitrogelatin
nitrogen
nitrogen-13 (current term)
nitrogen-14
nitrogen-15
nitrogen-fixing
nitrogen balance
nitrogen compounds
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen distribution
nitrogen equivalent
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen fixer
nitrogen group
nitrogen inversion
nitrogen isotopes

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