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amorphous definition
amor·phous (ə môr′fəs)
adjective
- without definite form; shapeless
- of no definite type; anomalous
- unorganized; vague
- Biol. without definite or specialized structure, as some lower forms of life
- Chem., Mineralogy not crystalline
Etymology: ModL amorphus < Gr amorphos < a-, without + morphē, form
Related Forms:
- amorphism amor′·phism′ (-fiz′əm) noun
- amorphously amor′·phously adverb
- amorphousness amor′·phous·ness noun
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