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allotropy

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al⋅lot⋅ro⋅py

  [uh-lo-truh-pee]
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–noun Chemistry.
a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
Also, al⋅lot⋅ro⋅pism.

Origin:
1840–50; allo- + -tropy
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al·lot·ro·py   (ə-lŏt'rə-pē)   
n.  The existence, especially in the solid state, of two or more crystalline or molecular structural forms of an element.
al'lo·trop'ic (āl'ə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk), al'lo·trop'i·cal adj., al'lo·trop'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: al·lot·ro·py
Pronunciation: &-'lä-tr&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: theexistence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase —al·lo·trop·ic /"al-&-'träp-ik/ adjective —al·lo·trop·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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