allotrope
noun/ˈælətrəʊp/
/ˈælətrəʊp/
(chemistry)- one of the different forms in which a chemical element exists. For example, diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.Word Originlate 19th cent.: back-formation from allotropy.
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