enantiotropy
[ ih-nan-tee-o-truh-pee ]
/ ɪˌnæn tiˈɒ trə pi /
noun Crystallography.
polymorphism in which one of the polymorphs may revert to the state of the other at a critical temperature and pressure.
Compare
monotropy.
Origin of enantiotropy
OTHER WORDS FROM enantiotropy
en·an·ti·o·trop·ic [ih-nan-tee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ɪˌnæn ti əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby enantiotropy
enantio-,
enantiomer,
enantiomorph,
enantiomorphism,
enantiosis,
enantiotropy,
enargite,
enarthrodial,
enarthrosis,
enate,
enation