allotropy

== English == === Etymology === Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα (állotrophia), from allo- +‎ -tropy, coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius. === Noun === allotropy (countable and uncountable, plural allotropies) (chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures. ==== Derived terms ==== allotrope ==== Related terms ==== allotropic allotropical allotropism allotropous ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== allotropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia