Definition of "allotropic" [al•lo•trop•ic]

• Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy. (adjective)

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• "Only such forms, however, as have different energy contents are properly called allotropic forms."
• "Now, the idea of allotropic expression - putting mitochondrial DNA in the nucleus - had already been suggested, though it hadn't actually at that point been suggested for aging."
• "The calcium in Gordon's bones transmogrified into an allotropic titanium-plutonium alloy; his nervous system mutated into a broadband fibre-optic TCP/IP network; his muscles became a carbonfibre-reinforced weave; his organs became high-capacity chemical processing plants."