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allotropy
or 补濒路濒辞迟路谤辞路辫颈蝉尘
[ uh-lo-truh-pee ]
noun
Chemistry.
- a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
allotropy
/ 藢忙l蓹藞tr蓲p瑟k; 蓹藞l蓲tr蓹p瑟 /
noun
- the existence of an element in two or more physical forms. The most common elements having this property are carbon, sulphur, and phosphorus
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Derived Forms
- 藢补濒濒辞藞迟谤辞辫颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
- allotropic, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of allotropy1
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Example Sentences
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Thus carbon occurs as the diamond, and as charcoal and plumbago, and is therefore regarded as a substance subject to allotropy.
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The phenomenon of allotropy is not confined to the non-metals, for evidence has been advanced to show that allotropy is far commoner than hitherto supposed.
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And this hypothesis is entirely in harmony with the phenomena of allotropy.
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There seems to be a similar allotropy working in human nature.
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But it is evident that this is but one of many passages where Indra by implication is compared to the sun; and comparisons do not indicate allotropy.
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