Allotrope

Meaning

Noun

●

In Chemistry:

Any form of an

that has a

different

structure to another form of the same

, with different physical

and often different

.

●

In Linguistics:

An other form, a different

of a

unit.

●

In Philosophy:

An

of a

structure.

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Origin

allotrope

English

ἄλλος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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