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allotropy

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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.
allotropy
Noun
Chem the existence of an element in two or more physical forms [Greek allos other + tropos manner]
allotropic adj
allotropism, allotropy
the quality of certain substances to exist in more than one form, with different properties in each form. — allotropic, allotropical, adj.
See also: Matter
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Noun1.allotropy - the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
allotropism
chemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
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For example, in chemistry, the concept of allotropy might appear in the Properties facet, and by using it as a specifier it could generate the separate class of substances Allotropes.
Faceted classification and logical division in information retrieval by Mills, Jack / Library Trends
Weir, Allotropy in Some Rare-Earth Metals at High Pressures, Science 144, 69 (1964).
High pressure x-ray crystallography with the diamond cell at NIST/NBS by Piermarini, Gasper J. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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