ENANTIOTROPY


Meaning of ENANTIOTROPY in English

— enantiotropic /i nan'tee euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj.

/i nan'tee o"treuh pee/ , n. Crystall.

polymorphism in which one of the polymorphs may revert to the state of the other at a critical temperature and pressure. Cf. monotropy .

[ Enantiotropie (1888) enantiotropía contrariety of character. See ENANTIO-, -TROPY ]

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