allotropizev.

Brit.

/əˈlɒtrəpʌɪz/, U.S.

/əˈlɑtrəpaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– allotropise, 1800s– allotropize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: allotropy n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < allotropy n. + -ize suffix, after German allotropisiren (1851 or earlier; now allotropisieren ). Compare earlier allotropized adj.

Chemistry. Now rare.

transitive. To convert (a substance) from one allotrope to another; to change the physical properties of (a body) without change of its substance. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1857 London, Edinb. & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 13 440 We may therefore ascribe to oil of turpentine, as to phosphorus, binoxide of nitrogen, &c., the property of allotropizing common oxygen.

1888 H. P. Blavatsky Secret Doctr. I. 144 He who would allotropise sluggish oxygen into Ozone to a measure of alchemical activity, reducing it to its pure essence (for which there are means), would discover thereby a substitute for an ‘Elixir of Life’ and prepare it for practical use.

1892 C. J. Leaper First Princ. Photogr. xvi. 135 The effect of a developer upon a plate exposed to light is identical with its effect upon the same plate when heated in non-actinic light, which latter is conceded to allotropise the silver bromide.

1937 Scrutiny June 42 His [sc. G. M. Hopkins's] output was restricted but at the same time intensified—allotropized from graphite to diamond..in the stringency of his ‘bleak asceticism’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allotropize
释义	allotropizev. Brit. /əˈlɒtrəpʌɪz/, U.S. /əˈlɑtrəpaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– allotropise, 1800s– allotropize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: allotropy n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < allotropy n. + -ize suffix, after German allotropisiren (1851 or earlier; now allotropisieren ). Compare earlier allotropized adj. Chemistry. Now rare. transitive. To convert (a substance) from one allotrope to another; to change the physical properties of (a body) without change of its substance. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1857 London, Edinb. & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 13 440 We may therefore ascribe to oil of turpentine, as to phosphorus, binoxide of nitrogen, &c., the property of allotropizing common oxygen. 1888 H. P. Blavatsky Secret Doctr. I. 144 He who would allotropise sluggish oxygen into Ozone to a measure of alchemical activity, reducing it to its pure essence (for which there are means), would discover thereby a substitute for an ‘Elixir of Life’ and prepare it for practical use. 1892 C. J. Leaper First Princ. Photogr. xvi. 135 The effect of a developer upon a plate exposed to light is identical with its effect upon the same plate when heated in non-actinic light, which latter is conceded to allotropise the silver bromide. 1937 Scrutiny June 42 His [sc. G. M. Hopkins's] output was restricted but at the same time intensified—allotropized from graphite to diamond..in the stringency of his ‘bleak asceticism’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1857
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