allotropic

[ al-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.

Other Words From

• al·lo·trop·i·cal·ly adverb
• al·lo·tro·pic·i·ty [al-, uh, -tr, uh, -, pis, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of allotropic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

This element exists in several allotropic forms, which have very different electric properties.

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Another element occurring in allotropic forms is sulphur, of which many forms have been described.

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Just let me tell you, to use a very hard word, that we call the diamond an "allotropic" form of carbon.

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Allotropic means an element with another form to it—the diamond is simply an allotropic form of carbon.

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We have, in fact, but the one resource—the allotropic modification of the haloid—whereby to explain all these orders of stability.

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