allotrope

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[edit] Noun

allotrope (plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
   • Ozone (O₃) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O₂
   • Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

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[edit] Related terms

• allotropy
• allotropic

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[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄλλος (allos), “‘other’”), and τρόπος (tropos), “‘changing’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.lɔ.tʁɔp/

[edit] Noun

allotrope m. (plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) allotrope.

   L’ozone est un allotrope de l’oxygène — Ozone is an allotrope of oxygen.

[edit] Adjective

allotrope (epicene, plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) allotropic.

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• allotropie