allotrope

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English

Etymology

Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- +‎ -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).

Pronunciation

Noun

allotrope (plural allotropes)

  1. (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
    Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O2
    Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.
  2. (linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
  3. (philosophy) An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “allotrope”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).

Pronunciation

Noun

allotrope m (plural allotropes)

  1. (chemistry) allotrope
    L’ozone est un allotrope de l’oxygène — Ozone is an allotrope of oxygen.

Adjective

allotrope (plural allotropes)

  1. (chemistry) allotropic

German

Adjective

allotrope

  1. inflection of allotrop:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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