Monotrope
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any plant belonging to the Monotropoideae.
- 2 A polymorph that does not have a reversible transformation into another form; A polymorphic crystal for which one form is more stable than any other form when cooled below the melting point.
"Since α-carbamazepine is a monotrope of γ-carbamazepine, and γ-carbamazepine is an enantiotrope of β-carbamazepine, the physical stability hierarchy depends on the transition temperature of β- and γ-carbamazepine."
Example
More examples"Since α-carbamazepine is a monotrope of γ-carbamazepine, and γ-carbamazepine is an enantiotrope of β-carbamazepine, the physical stability hierarchy depends on the transition temperature of β- and γ-carbamazepine."
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