allotrope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæləˌtrəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′ə trōp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•lo•trope  (al′ə trōp′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryone of two or more existing forms of an element:Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.
  • allo- + -trope 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
allotrope / ˈæləˌtrəʊp/
  1. any of two or more physical forms in which an element can exist
'allotrope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allo- - alpha iron - austenite - beta iron - delta iron - gamma iron - neodymium - trope

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