allotropic

American  

[al-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] / ˌæl əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

Also allotropical

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.

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Other Word Forms

• allotropically adverb
• allotropicity noun

Etymology

Origin of allotropic

First recorded in 1875–80; allotrop(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

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

Physical Condition.—The brittleness of the substances B and C, the facility with which they can be reduced to the finest powder, makes a striking point of difference between allotropic and normal silver.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

Ozone, ō′zōn, n. name given to a supposed allotropic form of oxygen, when affected by electric discharges, marked by a peculiar smell.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Now I hope you understand the meaning of that learned word allotropic.

From The Story of a Tinder-box by Tidy, Charles Meymott