monotropy

[muh-no-truh-pee]

noun, plural mo·not·ro·pies. Crystallography.

polymorphism that is irreversible.

Compare enantiotropy.

Origin of monotropy

First recorded in 1900–05; mono- + -tropy

Related formsmon·o·trop·ic

[mon-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌmɒn əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjectivemon·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of monotropy

In the first class 74 are included sulphur and ammonium nitrate; monotropy is exhibited by aragonite and calcite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1
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