allotrope

Etymology

Back-formation from allotropy,^[1] as allo- +‎ -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/

Noun

allotrope (plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element. [from 1847]
   • Ozone (O₃) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O₂
   • Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

References

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

allotrope (plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) allotropic.

Adjective

allotrope

1. inflected form of allotrop