monotropy
[ muh-no-truh-pee ]
/ məˈnɒ trə pi /
noun, plural mo·not·ro·pies. Crystallography.
polymorphism that is irreversible.
Compare
enantiotropy.
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, adverbWords nearby monotropy
monotrematous,
monotreme,
monotrichate,
monotrichous,
monotriglyph,
monotropy,
monotype,
monotypic,
monounsaturate,
monounsaturated,
monovalent
Example sentences from the Web for monotropy
In the first class 74 are included sulphur and ammonium nitrate; monotropy is exhibited by aragonite and calcite.