allotropism
[ ə-lŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ]
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n.
The existence of two or more forms of an element that differ from one another in crystalline or molecular structure.
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Words nearby allotropism
allotrichia circumscripta, allotriomorphic, allotrope, allotrophic, allotropic, allotropism, allotropous, allotropy, all' ottava, allotted, allottee
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How to use allotropism in a sentence
Perhaps they have not studied the mystery of allotropism in the emotions of the human heart.
Elsie Venner|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.In what will these wonderful developments of allotropism end?
It is easy to call these changes by the name allotropism, but not the less do they confound our hasty generalizations.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.These facts of allotropism have some corollaries connected with them rather startling to us of the nineteenth century.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.