amorphous (redirected from amorphousness)

amorphous /amor·phous/ (ah-mor´fus)

1. having no definite form; shapeless.

2. having no specific orientation of atoms.

3. in pharmacy, not crystallized.

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a·mor·phous (-môrfs)

adj.

1. Lacking definite form; shapeless.

2. Lacking organization; formless.

3. Lacking distinct crystalline structure.

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amorphous

[əmôr′fəs]

Etymology: Gk, a, not, morphe, form

1 describing an object that lacks definite visible shape or form.

2 (in chemistry) a substance that is not crystalline.

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amorphous (āmôr´fus, môr´fus),

adj having no specific space lattice, the molecules being distributed at random.

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amorphous

having no definite form; shapeless.

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amorphous

adjective Lacking a fixed shape; shapeless