Allomerism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allomerism \Al*lom"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? part.] (Chem.)
     Variability in chemical constitution without variation in
     crystalline form.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  allomerism
       n : (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without
           variation in crystalline form