Allotrope

English

Noun

Singular Allotrope

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1. (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
   • Ozone (O₃) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O₂
   • Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

Translations

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

Croatian: alotrop hr(hr) m. French: allotrope fr(fr) m.

Italian: allotropo it(it) m. Spanish: alótropo es(es) m.

Related terms

• allotropy
• allotropic

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French

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄλλος (allos), “‘other’”), and τρόπος (tropos), “‘changing’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.lɔ.tʁɔp/

Noun

Allotrope m. (plural Allotropes)

1. (chemistry) allotrope.

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

Adjective

1. (chemistry) allotropic.

Related terms

• allotropie