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ALLOTROPIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to or exhibiting allotropism
Example:
carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements
Synonyms:
allotropic; allotropical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
allotropy (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)
Derivation:
allotrope (a structurally different form of an element)
allotropism; allotropy (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)
