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Noun[]
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Allotrope ({{{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
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Related terms[]
- allotropy
- allotropic
French[]
Etymology[]
Ancient Greek ἄλλος (allos), “‘other’”), and τρόπος (tropos), “‘changing’”).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /a.lɔ.tʁɔp/
Noun[]
Allotrope m. (plural Allotropes)
- (chemistry) allotrope.
- L’ozone est un allotrope de l’oxygène — Ozone is an allotrope of oxygen.
Adjective[]
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- (chemistry) allotropic.
Related terms[]
- allotropie
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