monotropy

 [muh-no-truh-pee]  

mo·not·ro·py

   [muh-no-truh-pee]
noun, plural mo·not·ro·pies. Crystallography.
polymorphism that is irreversible.
Compare enantiotropy.

Origin:
1900–05; mono- + -tropy

Related forms
mon·o·trop·ic  [mon-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
mon·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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