different between allotroph vs allotropy

English

Etymology

allo- +? -troph

Noun

allotroph (plural allotrophs)

1. (rare) Synonym of heterotroph
   • 1970, Stephen H. Dole, Habitable Planets for Man, page 142:

     A living thing using only inorganic materials as food, as opposed to heterotrophs, allotrophs, parasites, or saprophytes, which depend on other organisms for nutrition.

   • 1978, Israel Journal of Entomology, volumes 12-14, page 138:

     It is possible that at a young age these secondary host plants (allotrophs) have a similar chemistry to that of the primary hosts that is also attractant and palatable for the beetles. It is also possible that the allotrophs are actually phytochemically […]

Usage notes

• Allotrophe is rare; indeed, it occurs as a misspelling of allotrope (even in college-level reference works) almost as often as it occurs as asynonym of heterotroph.

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English

Etymology

allo- +? -tropy

Noun

allotropy (plural allotropies)

1. (chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

Derived terms

• allotrope

Related terms

• allotropic
• allotropical
• allotropism
• allotropous (A term not used in chemistry but used with different meanings in entomology and botany.)

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Further reading

• allotropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia