Allomerism

/əˈlɑːmərɪzəm/ noun

In chemistry, the occurrence of a compound having the same empirical formula as another but a different molecular weight and structure.

From Greek 'allo-' (other) + '-merism' (from 'meros,' part); a 19th-century chemistry term for structural diversity with different atomic compositions.

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