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Allotropic

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al·lot·ro·py  (-ltr-p)
n.
The existence, especially in the solid state, of two or more crystalline or molecular structural forms of an element.

allo·tropic (l-trpk, -trpk), allo·tropi·cal adj.
allo·tropi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.allotropic - of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"


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