Definition of Allomorphism

1. n. The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph.

Definition of Allomorphism

1. Noun. (chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Allomorphism

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Medical Definition of Allomorphism

1. The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allomorphism

allolactose
allolalia
allolevivirus
allomaleic acid
allomeric function
allomerism
allomerous
allometric
allometries
allometron
allometry
allomone
allomones
allomorph
allomorphic
allomorphism (current term)
allomorphisms
allomorphs
allomother
allomothered
allomothering
allomothers
allomucic acid
allongement
allonges
allonomous
allons
allonym
allonymous

Literary usage of Allomorphism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Genesis of Ore Deposits by František Pošepný (1902)
"... (4) by alteration, some of the elements being removed or exchanged, or new ones being added; and (5) by allomorphism, without chemical alteration; ..."

2. The Encyclopædic Dictionary of Photography: Containing Over 2,000 References by Walter E. Woodbury (1896)
"allomorphism.—Change of form without alteration in chemical constitution. ALLOTROPIC.—A substance is said to be ..."

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