allotrope

English

/ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/

noun
Definitions
  • (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (other, another, else, different, foreign).

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ἄλλος

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other, another, else, different, foreign

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