Allotrope Definition

ălə-trōp
noun
A structurally differentiated form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
American Heritage
An allotropic form.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.

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Other Word Forms of Allotrope

Noun

Singular:
allotrope
Plural:
allotropes

Origin of Allotrope

  • Ancient Greek ἄλλος (allos, “other”), and τρόπος (tropos, “way, manner”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Back-formation from allotropy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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