allotropy

  • 91nonuniformity — Synonyms and related words: Proteus, adaptability, adjustability, allotropism, allotropy, alterability, arrhythmia, asperity, asymmetry, bad copy, bad likeness, broken thread, brokenness, bumpiness, camouflage, capriciousness, changeability,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 92variation — Synonyms and related words: Nachtmusik, Proteus, aberrancy, aberration, about face, absolute music, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, allotropism, allotropy, alteration, altering, alternation,… …

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  • 93variegation — Synonyms and related words: Dalmatian, Proteus, allotropism, allotropy, antigorite, butterfly, candy cane, capriciousness, chameleon, changeability, changeableness, cheetah, choppiness, chrysotile, confetti, contrariety, contrast, crazy quilt,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 94variety — Synonyms and related words: Broadway, Proteus, a certain number, a few, about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, affiliation, allotropism, allotropy, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, assortment, betterment, biotype, blood, body,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 95αλλοτροπία — Ιδιότητα που έχουν ορισμένες ουσίες να παρουσιάζονται με διάφορες μορφές ανάλογα με τις συνθήκες θερμοκρασίας ή πίεσης στις οποίες βρίσκονται. Οι μορφές αυτές παρουσιάζουν διαφορετική φυσική και χημική συμπεριφορά, σε ειδικές όμως περιπτώσεις… …

    Dictionary of Greek

  • 96else — [OE] Else shares its sense of ‘otherness’ with related words in other parts of the Indo European language family. It comes ultimately from the base *al , which also produced Latin alter ‘other’ (source of English alter) and alius ‘other’ (source… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 97allotrope — (n.) 1847, back formation from allotropy variation of physical properties without change of substance, from ALLO (Cf. allo ) + tropos manner (see TROPE (Cf. trope)). Related: Allotropic …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 98allotrope — [ alətrəʊp] noun Chemistry each of two or more different physical forms in which an element can exist (e.g. graphite, charcoal, and diamond as forms of carbon). Derivatives allotropic adjective allotropy ə lɒtrəpi noun Origin C19: from Gk… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 99allomorphism — /æləˈmɔfɪzəm/ (say aluh mawfizuhm) noun variability in crystalline form without change in chemical constitution; a form of allotropy. –allomorphous, adjective …

  • 100allotropic — /æləˈtrɒpɪk/ (say aluh tropik) adjective relating to or characterised by allotropy. Also, allotropical. –allotropically, adverb –allotropicity /ælətrəˈpɪsəti/ (say aluhtruh pisuhtee), noun …