"monotropic" meaning in English

See monotropic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: mono- + -tropic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|tropic}} mono- + -tropic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monotropic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, physics) Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-monotropic-en-adj-oP~usGBG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -tropic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropic: 69 31 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (biology, of a pollnator) that collects pollen the flowers of only one species Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-monotropic-en-adj-d8AkJ~eU Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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