allotropic
or al·lo·trop·i·cal
[al-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik or al-uh-trop-i-kuh l, -troh-pi-kuh l]
Origin of allotropic
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They have their allotropic forms, but cannot be changed into one another.
The Story of the Earth and ManJ. W. Dawson
I am a gentleman in allotropic form'; that was as much as I ever heard him say.
Grey RosesHenry Harland
In short, these elements seem to impede the allotropic change of the iron itself.
Red phosphorus, Allotropic phosphorus; Phosphorus fuscus, P. ruber.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
Like this latter element, it is capable of assuming three allotropic forms—the amorphous, the vitreous, and the crystalline.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
allotropic
[ăl′ə-trŏp′ĭk]
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