a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon
Any of two or more forms of the same chemical element. They may have different arrangements of atoms in crystals of the solid for example, graphite and diamond for carbon or different numbers of atoms in their molecules for example, ordinary oxygen (O2) and ozone (O3). Other elements that have allotropes include tin, sulfur, antimony, arsenic, selenium, and phosphorus
allotrope
الواصلة
al·lo·trope
التركية النطق
älıtrōp
النطق
/ˈaləˌtrōp/ /ˈæləˌtroʊp/
علم أصول الكلمات
[ 'a-l&-"trOp ] (noun.) circa 1889. International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from allotropy.