different between amorphous vs lobeline

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

English

Etymology

translingual Lobelia +? -ine

Noun

lobeline (countable and uncountable, plural lobelines)

1. A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation.

Anagrams

• noble lie