noun
- substances that can exist in three different crystalline forms
Usage: chemistry; mineralogy
Examples
- Carbon is one of the most well-known trimorphs, existing as diamond, graphite, and fullerene.
- The mineral calcium carbonate has trimorphs including calcite, aragonite, and vaterite.
- Scientists study trimorphs to understand how different crystal structures affect material properties.
- Titanium dioxide trimorphs include rutile, anatase, and brookite forms.
- The identification of trimorphs requires X-ray crystallography techniques.
- Polymorphism in trimorphs demonstrates how atomic arrangement influences physical characteristics.