Allotrope

Origin

Ancient Greek ἄλλος (allos, "other"), and τρόπος (tropos, "way, manner").

Full definition of allotrope

Noun

1. (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
• Ozone (O₃) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O₂
• Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

Related terms

• allotropy
• allotropic