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ox·y·gen 18 (18O),

(ok'si-jen),
A stable oxygen isotope making up 0.20% of natural oxygen; used in mass spectrometry and in NMR studies of tissue.
Synonym(s): heavy oxygen
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Stable carbon 13 and oxygen 18 isotopic analysis of the Nammal Formation has been carried out for the very first time from Nilawahan and Badshahpur sections in the Salt Range (Fig.
Levels of oxygen 18 in ice core samples from the 1990s were more elevated than for any other time in the last 200 years, but were very similar to levels reached during some earlier decades.
One of the more unusual, and unexplained, features of a hurricane is that its rain is isotopically lighter than normal, with a lower concentration of oxygen 18 than typical rainwater has.
Earlier on Monday February 04, Salehi opened a plant in Arak Heavy Water Complex to produce oxygen 18 with 97% purity with wide applications in medical industry.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi opened a plant in Arak Heavy Water Complex to produce oxygen 18 with 97% purity with wide applications in medical industry.
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