Meaning Of The Word Allotropy

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What's The Definition Of Allotropy?

allotropy in American English
the property that certain chemical elements and compounds have of existing in two or more different forms, as carbon in the form of charcoal, diamond, lampblack, etc.
noun: a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism

allotropy in British English
noun: the existence of an element in two or more physical forms. The most common elements having this property are carbon, sulphur, and phosphorus

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