ALLOTROPE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A structurally different form of an element

Example:

graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("allotrope" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

Derivation:

allotropic (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism)

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