#atom (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
supertype: substance__matter that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
part: elementary_particle nucleus
part of: chemical_element molecule
subtype: ion an electrically charged particle; an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons
subtype: anion a negatively charged atom
subtype: hydroxide_ion__hydroxideion__hydroxyl_ion the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
subtype: superoxide_anion__superoxide the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"
subtype: cation a positively charged atom
subtype: hydrogen_ion a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
subtype: diazonium the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes
subtype: ammonium_ion__ammonium the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
subtype: calcium_ion__calciumion__factor_IV ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood
subtype: isotope one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
subtype: radioisotope a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
subtype: tracer (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
subtype: label.radioisotope a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
subtype: iodine-131 heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
subtype: iodine-125 light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism
subtype: deuterium__heavy_hydrogen__heavyhydrogen an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
subtype: monad an atom having a valence of one
subtype: carbon_atom an atom of carbon
subtype: hydrogen_atom an atom of hydrogen
subtype: acidic_hydrogen__acid_hydrogen a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
subtype: deuterium__heavy_hydrogen__heavyhydrogen an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
subtype: free_radical__radical an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"
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