Allotropies

/əˈlɑt.rə.piz/ noun

Plural of allotropy; multiple instances or types of the phenomenon where elements exist in different physical forms.

Regular plural of allotropy (noun), which comes from Greek 'allo-' (other) and '-trophy' (from tropos, turning). The term emerged in chemistry during the 1840s-1850s.

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