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
The elements even have allotropic forms corresponding very closely to those of sulphur.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
Are lampblack and bone black allotropic forms of carbon?
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
He was not wrong in thinking these allotropic forms of the same alien thing; and that thing was equality.
From A Short History of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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