"allotropize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: allotropizes [present, singular, third-person], allotropizing [participle, present], allotropized [participle, past], allotropized [past]
Etymology: From allotrope + -ize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|allotrope|-ize}} allotrope + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} allotropize (third-person singular simple present allotropizes, present participle allotropizing, simple past and past participle allotropized)
  1. (chemistry) To change in physical properties but not in substance; to alter the state, crystalline structure or appearance of a chemical while leaving it's atomic composition the same, such as the change of pure carbon from graphite to diamond or a buckyball. Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: allotropise

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