German

Noun

Allotrope m

1. plural of Allotrop

English

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.
   • Ozone (O₃) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O₂
   • Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

Related terms

• allotropic
• allotropical
• allotropism
• allotropous

Translations

References

1. ↑ “allotrope” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

French

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 m, f ‎(plural allotropes)

1. (chemistry) allotropic.

Related terms

• allotropie

German

Adjective

allotrope

1. inflected form of allotrop