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ALLOTROPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A structurally different form of an element
Example:
graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("allotrope" is a kind of...):
chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
Derivation:
allotropic (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism)
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