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Definition of Allotropism

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

Definition of Allotropism

1. n. The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.

Definition of Allotropism

1. Noun. (chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state. ¹

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Medical Definition of Allotropism

1. The existence of certain elements, in several forms differing in physical properties; e.g., carbon black, graphite, and diamond are all pure carbon. Origin: allo-+ G. Tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Allotropism

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

1. Scientific Memoirs, Being Experimental Contributions to a Knowledge of by John William Draper (1878)
"ON THE EXISTENCE AND EFFECTS OF allotropism ON THE ... From the Philosophical Magazine, April, 1849. CONTENTS :—allotropism of elementary substances. ..."

2. Human Physiology, Statical and Dynamical: Or, The Conditions and Course of by John William Draper (1870)
"OF DECAY AND NUTRITION. Of Decay: Loss of Weight in Starvation.—Interstitial Death.—Effect of allotropism. ..."

3. Inorganic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1889)
"OZONE — allotropism — NASCENT STATE — HYDROGEN DIOXIDE. Occurrence.—Ozone in fourni ili small quantity in the atmosphere of the earth, and is formed ..."

4. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1908)
"This phenomenon is also seen in other elements; it is called allotropism. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, H202. 38. This compound is usually prepared by treating barium ..."

5. A New Basis for Chemistry: A Chemical Philosophy by Thomas Sterry Hunt (1891)
"It was maintained by the present writer, in 1848, that allotropism in elemental bodies is identical with the so-called poly- merism in ..."

6. The Mystery of Miracles: A Scientific and Philosophical Investigation by Joseph William Reynolds (1881)
"allotropism, or the capability of compound bodies, having the same percentage and molecular composition, of existing in more than one shape, finds startling ..."

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