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amorphism

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[uh-mawr-fiz-uhm] / əˈmɔr fɪz əm /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being amorphous.

  2. Obsolete. nihilism.


Etymology

Origin of amorphism

1850–55; < German Amorphismus < Greek ámorph ( os ) amorphous + -ismos -ism

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An illustration of amorphism was S after it had been poured into water.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

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