allotropy
Meanings
noun
- A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
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Etymology
Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα (állotrophia), from allo- + -tropy, coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius.
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