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单词 allotropy
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Definition of allotropy in English:

allotropy

noun əˈlɒtrəpiəˈlätrəpē
mass nounChemistry
  • The existence of two or more different physical forms of a chemical element.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The best known example for allotropy is iron.
    • With the exception of nitrogen, all group V elements show allotropy.
    • The difference in the arrangement of space in the atoms that make up the structure of an element is called allotropy.
    • An example of allotropy is carbon, which can exist as diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon.

Derivatives

  • allotropic

  • adjective aləˈtrɒpɪkˌæləˈtrɑpɪk
    Chemistry
    • Graphite is one of the four allotropic forms of carbon; the other three are amorphous carbon, diamond, and fullerene.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Synthetic diamonds are produced by forcing an allotropic transition from graphite to diamond under conditions of extremely high temperature and mechanical pressure over a period of several days or weeks.
      • Manganese exists in four allotropic forms, the most common of which is stable to a temperature of about 1,300°F.
      • As its two allotropic forms might suggest, silicon is a metalloid.
      • Sulfur exists in three allotropic forms, two of which are yellow crystalline solids, and the third of which is an amorphous thick, brown, plastic liquid.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek allotropos 'of another form', from allo- 'other' + tropos 'manner' (from trepein 'to turn').

 
 

Definition of allotropy in US English:

allotropy

nounəˈlätrəpē
Chemistry
  • The existence of two or more different physical forms of a chemical element.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The best known example for allotropy is iron.
    • The difference in the arrangement of space in the atoms that make up the structure of an element is called allotropy.
    • With the exception of nitrogen, all group V elements show allotropy.
    • An example of allotropy is carbon, which can exist as diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek allotropos ‘of another form’, from allo- ‘other’ + tropos ‘manner’ (from trepein ‘to turn’).

 
 
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