allotrope
Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another…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.
Meaning
3 sensesAny 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.
Allotrop
аллотро́пияallotrópija
a structurally different form of an element
An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).
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Forms
plural: allotropes| Singular | allotrope |
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