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amorphous definition

amor·phous (ə môrfəs)

adjective

  1. without definite form; shapeless
  2. of no definite type; anomalous
  3. unorganized; vague
  4. Biol. without definite or specialized structure, as some lower forms of life
  5. Chem., Mineralogy not crystalline

Etymology: ModL amorphus < Gr amorphos < a-, without + morphē, form

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