monotropy

[ muh-no-truh-pee ]
/ məˈnɒ trə pi /

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

polymorphism that is irreversible.

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Origin of monotropy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM monotropy

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

Words nearby monotropy

monotrematous, monotreme, monotrichate, monotrichous, monotriglyph, monotropy, monotype, monotypic, monounsaturate, monounsaturated, monovalent
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