allotropic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- allotropically adverb
- allotropicity noun
Etymology
Origin of allotropic
First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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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
The two insoluble forms of allotropic silver which I have described as B and C—B, bluish green; C, rich golden color—show the following curious reaction.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various
The exposed portion retains its full metallic brilliancy, giving an additional proof that the color depends upon molecular arrangement, and this with the allotropic forms of silver is subject to change from almost any influence.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various
A symphony and a poem may be allotropic forms of the same matter: to use a common simile, there is red phosphorus and there is yellow, but both are phosphorus.
From A Novelist on Novels by George, Walter Lionel
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