allotrope
pronunciation
How to pronounce allotrope in British English:
UK [ˈælətrəʊp]
How to pronounce allotrope in American English:
US [ˈælətroʊp]
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- Noun:
- a structurally different form of an element
Word Origin
- allotrope (n.)
- 1847, back-formation from allotropy "variation of physical properties without change of substance," from allo- + -tropy "manner" (see -trope). Related: Allotropic.
Example
- 1. The glassy sphere allotrope used by mao and his colleagues is also made almost entirely of flat bonds .
- 2. I don 't really see the big deal , a diamond is just an allotrope of the element carbon .
- 3. Carbyne is a new allotrope of elemental carbon with a linear structure , which can be found ubiguituously in terrestrial impact craters and carbonaceous materials of life remains .