† allotropicityn.
Chemistry. Obsolete. rare.
Capacity for assuming allotropic forms; allotropic nature.
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allotropicity1853
1853 M. Faraday Lect. v. 231 Sulphur is a simple body; and this circumstance greatly increases our astonishment at its allotropicity.
1866 Amer. Eclectic Med. Rev. July 49 There is no element in which allotropicity is of greater importance than that of oxygen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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