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allotropic, a.|æləʊˈtrɒpɪk| [f. Gr. ἀλλότροπ-ος (see allotropy) + -ic.] Of or pertaining to allotropy; having different physical properties, though unchanged in substance. [Not in Craig 1847.]1849Schroetter in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 42 The allotropic red phosphorus was not ignited by friction. 1869M. Somerville Molec. Sc. i. i. 16 Sulphur becomes allotropic by the continued application of heat. 1873H. Spencer Sociol. ix. 225 The constitution of ozone as an allotropic form of oxygen. |