allotropy

English

Etymology

allo- +‎ -tropy

Noun

allotropy (plural allotropies)

(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

Derived terms

allotrope

Related terms

allotropic
allotropical
allotropism
allotropous (A term not used in chemistry but used with different meanings in entomology and botany.)

Translations

having multiple atomic structures

Catalan: al·lotropia f
Finnish: allotropia (1)
French: allotropie (fr) f
German: Allotropie (de) f
Greek: αλλοτροπία (el) (allotropía)
Irish: allatrópacht f
Manx: yl-chummey m

Polish: alotropia (pl) f
Portuguese: alotropia (pt) f
Russian: аллотро́пия (ru) f (allotrópija)
Spanish: alotropía f
Tagalog: kamulkapanan
Vietnamese: thù hình (vi)

Further reading

allotropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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