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monotropic, a.|mɒnəʊˈtrɒpɪk|
[f. Gr. µόνο-ς single, mono- + τρόπ-ος turn + -ic.]
1. Math. = monodromic (opp. to polytropic).
1891tr. Harnack's Diff. & Int. Calc. 128 The total course of a one-valued (monotropic) function is realised by help of two planes.
2. (See quot.) [? Error for monotrophic.]
1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, Monotropic, applied to bees which visit only one species of flower.
3. Physical Chem. Exhibiting monotropy.
1897W. D. Bancroft Phase Rule iii. 32 It is probable that the substances classified as ‘monotropic’ by Lehmann..are analogous to phosphorus. 1924A. E. Hill in H. S. Taylor Treat. Physical Chem. I. ix. 390 In other cases it is not easy to determine whether a given form is monotropic or enantiotropic. 1955J. Zernike Chem. Phase Theory ii. 29 Cubic and hexagonal white phosphorus..are monotropic with respect to the violet form. 1964G. I. Brown Introd. Physical Chem. xx. 217 In monotropic substances there is no definite transition temperature, and one form of the substance is more stable than the other. |