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ALLOTROPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
Synonyms:
allotropism; allotropy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("allotropy" is a kind of...):
chemical phenomenon (any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules))
Derivation:
allotropic; allotropical (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism)