ALLOTROPY


Meaning of ALLOTROPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlä-trə-pē ]

noun

( plural -pies )

Date: 1850

: the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase

• al·lo·trop·ic ˌa-lə-ˈträ-pik adjective

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