Allotrope Common

Allotrope has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a structurally different form of an element

"graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"

allotrope

Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.

See Also

dioxygen tetraoxygen graphene allotropic allotropism pentaoxolane allotropous germancite

Related Terms

dioxygen tetraoxygen graphene allotropic allotropism pentaoxolane allotropous germancite silicyne hexaoxane q carbon red phosphorus hittorf's phosphorus boron nitride black phosphorus ozone polynitrogen antimonene penta graphene chaoite

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

chemical element

Rhyming Words

ope tope mope dope sope rope nope zope hope bope lope cope pope elope glope peope stope chope grope crope

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