ALLOTROPY


Meaning of ALLOTROPY in English

/euh lo"treuh pee/ , n. Chem.

a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.

Also, allotropism .

[ 1840-50; ALLO- + -TROPY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .