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amorphous

a·mor·phous [ ə máwrfəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. without shape: without any clear shape, form, or structure

2. not classifiable: not obviously belonging to any category or type

3. chemistry geology not crystalline: without a crystalline structure

[Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek amorphos "without shape" < morphē "shape"]

a·mor·phous·ly adverb
a·mor·phous·ness noun
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