Look up: allotrope

1. allotrope
   [n] - a structurally different form of an element
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2. allotrope
   allotropy; allotropic; allotropism. Compare with isotope and polymorph. Some elements occur in several distinct forms called allotropes. Allotropes have different chemical and physical properties. For example, graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.
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3. allotrope
   Element with more than one natural form
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4. allotrope
   <chemistry> Any individual structural form of an element which comes in at least two different structural types. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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5. allotrope
   noun a structurally different form of an element; `graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon`
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6. allotrope
   allotrope A substance that exists and is metastable in two or more physical forms over a given temperature range. Allotropes have different chemical and physical properties; for example, graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.
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7. allotrope
   Type: Term Pronunciation: al′ō-trōp Definitions: 1. One of several forms, differing in physical properties, that an element may assume; carbon black, graphite, and diamonds are all allotropes of pure carbon.
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