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amorphous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (ámorphos, without form, shapeless, deformed) (itself from ?- (a-, without) + ????? (morph?, form) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??m??f?s/

Adjective

amorphous (comparative more amorphous, superlative most amorphous)

  1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
    Synonyms: formless, shapeless; see also Thesaurus:amorphous
  2. (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
  3. (by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
  4. (physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
  5. (set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

Derived terms

  • amorphism
  • amorphously

Translations

Further reading

  • amorphous solid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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laccin

English

Etymology

Compare French laccine.

Noun

laccin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.

Anagrams

  • calcin

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