allotrope
See also: Allotrope
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Etymology edit
Back-formation from allotropy,[1] as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).
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Noun edit
allotrope (plural allotropes)
- (chemistry) 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. [from 1847]
- (linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
- (philosophy) An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
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element form of different molecular structure to another form of the same element
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- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “allotrope”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).
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allotrope m (plural allotropes)
Adjective edit
allotrope (plural allotropes)
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Adjective edit
allotrope
- inflection of allotrop: