ALLOTROPY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms

Synonyms:

allotropism; allotropy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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

chemical phenomenon (any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules))

Derivation:

allotropic; allotropical (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism)

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