allotrope

(ăl'ə-trōp')
n.
A structurally differentiated form of an element that exhibits allotropy.

[Back-formation from ALLOTROPY.]

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(ăl'ə-trōp')
n.

A structurally differentiated form of an element that exhibits allotropism.

any of the different physical forms in which a chemical element can exist; e.g. diamond, graphite, and fullerenes are allotropes of carbon.

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• Substances, Particles, and Atomic Architecture - allotrope: one of two or more different molecular forms of an element in same physical state, with differences in physical and chemical properties

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