allotropy
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allotropy
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Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα (állotrophia), from allo- + -tropy, coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius.
noun allotropies
- A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
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noun having multiple atomic structures
| Español | alotropía |
|---|---|
| Português | alotropia |
| Français | allotropie |
| Deutsch | Allotropie |
| Ελληνικά | αλλοτροπία allotropía |
| Русский | аллотро́пия allotrópija |
| Tiếng Việt | thù hình |
Talk about this word "allotropy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allotropy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allotropy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allotropy "allotropy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allotropy.Cite this
@misc{allotropy_2026,
title = {allotropy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
