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Amorphous vs Allophane - What's the difference?

amorphous | allophane |

As an adjective amorphous

is lacking a definite form or clear shape.

As a noun allophane is

(mineral) an amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral.

amorphous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • lacking a definite form or clear shape
    • ''The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.
  • being without definite character or nature
  • lacking organization or unity
  • (physics) in the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
  • (set theory, of a set) infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets

    • Derived terms

    * amorphism * amorphously

    Synonyms

    * formless * shapeless

    allophane

    English

    (wikipedia allophane)

    Noun

  • (mineral) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral.