allotropic

American  

[al-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] / ˌæl əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

Also allotropical

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.

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Other Word Forms

• allotropically adverb
• allotropicity noun

Etymology

Origin of allotropic

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

Example Sentences

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

It is what chemists call an allotropic form of oxygen, just as the diamond, graphite, and charcoal are all different forms of carbon, and yet the chemical differences are scarcely traceable.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

A symphony and a poem may be allotropic forms of the same matter: to use a common simile, there is red phosphorus and there is yellow, but both are phosphorus.

From A Novelist on Novels by George, Walter Lionel