allotropy

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

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Allotropy

Etymology[edit]

allo- +‎ -tropy

Noun[edit]

allotropy (plural allotropies)

(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

Related terms[edit]

allotrope
allotropic
allotropical
allotropism
allotropous (A term not used in chemistry but used with different meanings in entomology and botany.)

Translations[edit]

having multiple atomic structures

Finnish: allotropia (1)
German: Allotropie (de) f
Greek: αλλοτροπία (el) (allotropía)

Irish: allatrópacht f
Manx: yl-chummey m
Polish: alotropia (pl) f

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