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- noun Plural form of
allotrope .
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Examples
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LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, March 4 / PRNewswire / -- The lead of a pencil is made out of the mineral graphite, which is one of the forms - or 'allotropes'
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Muravchik, who was once a socialist himself, pays frequent homage to the generous impulses that lie behind some allotropes of the socialist enterprise.
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There are four known allotropes of carbon: amorphous, graphite, diamond, and fullerene.
Carbon 2008
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In this unearthly environment, matter was forced into strange allotropes by pressure, chill, and its own composition, and the wave was conducted over the ground.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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In this unearthly environment, matter was forced into strange allotropes by pressure, chill, and its own composition, and the wave was conducted over the ground.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Richard Smalley is one of the three chemists who discovered several allotropes of carbon called fullerenes.
About.com Chemistry 2010
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They are composed of carbon allotropes - varied arrangements of carbon atoms, exhibiting unique properties of strength and electrical conductivity.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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They are composed of carbon allotropes-varied arrangements of carbon atoms, exhibiting unique properties of strength and electrical conductivity.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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There are four classes of allotropes of carbon: buckyball (Buckminsterfullerene).
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It's the same stuff before and after -- just different allotropes of the same element.
MAKE Magazine Sean Michael Ragan 2010
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