allotrope
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allotrope
- /ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/ UK
Where it comes from
Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).
noun allotropes
- Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
- An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
- An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
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noun element form of different molecular structure to another form of the same element
| Español | alótropo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 同素異形體 /同素异形体 tóngsùyìxíngtǐ |
| हिन्दी | अपररूप aparrūp |
| Português | alótropo |
| Français | allotrope |
| Deutsch | Allotrop |
| Italiano | allotropo |
| Ελληνικά | αλλότροπα allótropa |
| Русский | аллотро́пия allotrópija |
Talk about this word "allotrope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allotrope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allotrope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allotrope "allotrope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allotrope.Cite this
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