allotropic
[ al-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.
Origin of allotropic
1First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic
- Also al·lo·trop·i·cal [al-uh-trop-i-kuhl, -troh-pi-kuhl] /ˌæl əˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, -ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl/ .
Other words from allotropic
- al·lo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
- al·lo·tro·pic·i·ty [al-uh-truh-pis-i-tee], /ˌæl ə trəˈpɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use allotropic in a sentence
This element exists in several allotropic forms, which have very different electric properties.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallAnother element occurring in allotropic forms is sulphur, of which many forms have been described.
Just let me tell you, to use a very hard word, that we call the diamond an "allotropic" form of carbon.
The Story of a Tinder-box | Charles Meymott Tidyallotropic means an element with another form to it—the diamond is simply an allotropic form of carbon.
The Story of a Tinder-box | Charles Meymott TidyWe have, in fact, but the one resource—the allotropic modification of the haloid—whereby to explain all these orders of stability.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays | J. (John) Joly
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