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ALLOTROPICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or related to or exhibiting allotropism

Example:

carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements

Synonyms:

allotropic; allotropical

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

allotropy (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)

Derivation:

allotropism; allotropy (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)

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