Relating to or exhibiting allelotropism; describing substances that exist in mutually transformable forms.
From Greek 'allos' (other) and 'tropos' (turning), with the suffix '-ic'. A chemistry term describing allotropes and their relationships.
Carbon is allelotropic—it can be diamond, graphite, or buckyballs (buckminsterfullerene), and they can transform into each other under different conditions! It's the same element completely transformed by how its atoms are arranged.
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