allotropic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- allotropically adverb
- allotropicity noun
Etymology
Origin of allotropic
First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Phosphorus is the only member of its group that does not occur in the uncombined state in nature; it exists in many allotropic forms.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
"For the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen."
From US News • Oct. 10, 2014
Ozone, ō′zōn, n. name given to a supposed allotropic form of oxygen, when affected by electric discharges, marked by a peculiar smell.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
This was purely formal, in order to register a breach of confidence as an allotropic form of good faith.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Like phosphorus it can be obtained in several allotropic forms.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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