allotrope

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Pronunciation

/ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/ (UK)

Definition of allotrope

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.

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noun

Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.

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Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).

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