monotropy

[ muh-no-truh-pee ]
/ məˈnɒ trə pi /

noun, plural mo·not·ro·pies. Crystallography.

polymorphism that is irreversible.
Compare enantiotropy.

Origin of monotropy

First recorded in 1900–05; mono- + -tropy

OTHER WORDS FROM monotropy

mon·o·trop·ic [mon-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌmɒn əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective mon·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby monotropy

monotrematous, monotreme, monotrichate, monotrichous, monotriglyph, monotropy, monotype, monotypic, monounsaturate, monounsaturated, monovalent

Example sentences from the Web for monotropic

  • This law explains the formation of the metastable forms of monotropic substances, which would otherwise not be obtainable.

    The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander Findlay