Allotropic
//ˌæləˈtɹɒpɪk//
"Allotropic" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Graphite and diamond are allotropic forms of carbon.
A symphony and a poem may be allotropic forms of the same matter: to use a common simile, there is red phosphorus and there is yellow, but both are phosphorus. Likewise there are different forms of art, but there is only one art.
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