non-crystalline
adjective
chemistryspecialized(alsononcrystalline)uk/ˌnɒnˈkrɪs.təl.aɪn/us/ˌnɑːnˈkrɪs.təl.lən/A non-crystallineobjectorsubstanceis not acrystal(= asolidconsisting ofatomsormoleculesthat arearrangedin aregularstructure)or made of upcrystals:
In a non-crystallinematerial, theatomsarearrangedin arandom,haphazardway.
They had beenunabletoreachsufficientlylowtemperaturesfor theiceto remian non-crystalline.
Opposite
crystalline
- When abeamoflightstrikesa non-crystallineobject, thescatteredphotonsproducewhat isknownas adiffractionpattern.
- Glass is a non-crystallinematerialthat canmaintainindefinitelyitsoverallformandamorphousmicrostructure.
- Unlikediffractionfrom acrystal, a non-crystallineobjectproducesafarfieldpatternthat iscontinuous.
Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- aerosol
- aerosolize
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- chemical formula
- conformation
- cyclic
- distilled water
- electrolyte
- electrolytic
- endocrine disruptor
- endothermic
- inorganic chemistry
- molecular weight
- nonelectrolyte
- nonreactive
- reactive
- reactivity
- reduction