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enantiotropy

noun
en·​an·​ti·​ot·​ro·​py
plural -es

Definition of enantiotropy

: the relation of two different forms of the same substance (such as two allotropic forms of tin) that have a definite transition point and can therefore change reversibly each into the other — compare monotropy

History and Etymology for enantiotropy

International Scientific Vocabulary enantio- + -tropy

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