allotropic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of allotropic
First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic
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Phosphorus is the only member of its group that does not occur in the uncombined state in nature; it exists in many allotropic forms.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
"For the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen."
From US News ● Oct. 10, 2014
Allotropic means an element with another form to it—the diamond is simply an allotropic form of carbon.
From The Story of a Tinder-box by Charles Meymott Tidy
This was purely formal, in order to register a breach of confidence as an allotropic form of good faith.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
Figure 4.—Apparatus for converting white phosphorus into the red allotropic form, 1851.
From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber
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