allotropy
Meaning of allotropy
noun
the existence of two or more different physical forms of a chemical element.
mid 19th century: from Greek allotropos ‘of another form’, from allo- ‘other’ + tropos ‘manner’ (from trepein ‘to turn’).
Information about allotropy
- It is a name.
- The plural form of allotropy is: allotropies.
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Hyphenation of allotropy
al-lotropy
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- allotropy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
allotropy synonyms
Meaning allotropism:
Translation of allotropy
- Spanish: alotropía
- French: allotropie
- Portuguese: alotropia
- Italian: allotropia
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