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allotropy

allotropy noun: a property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

Noun

allotropy (countable and uncountable, plural allotropies)

  1. A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

allotropy meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

allotropy in Tamil

படிக அமைப்பு மாற்றம், புறவேற்றுமை

allotropy in Urdu

بہروپیت

allotropy in Kannada

ಹಲಪರಿಜು, ಹಲಹದಿರು, ಬಹುರೂಪತೆ, ಭಿನ್ನವರ್ತನೆ

allotropy in Tagalog

having multiple atomic structures
kamulkapanan
More languagesFewer languages
allotropy in Vietnamese
thù hình

Forms of allotropy

pluralallotropies

Origin of allotropy

Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα (állotrophia), from allo- + -tropy, coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius.

Words formed from allotropy

Questions about allotropy

What does allotropy mean?
Allotropy means a property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
What is allotropy in Tamil?
Allotropy in Tamil is படிக அமைப்பு மாற்றம், புறவேற்றுமை. See Allotropy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is allotropy?
Allotropy is a noun.
What is the plural of allotropy?
The plural of allotropy is allotropies.

Words near allotropy in the dictionary

  1. allotropize
  2. allotropized
  3. allotropizes
  4. allotropizing
  5. allotropous
  6. allotropy
  7. allots
  8. allottable
  9. allotted
  10. allottee
  11. allottees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allotropy (page history and authors); allotropy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allotropy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allotropy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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