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rticular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n.

Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism.

A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc.

isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.

A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.

An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.

The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid. Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns.…

rtible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin. Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose. Goodale. Starch cellulose, the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by…

A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.

A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.

A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin.

Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.

19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia.

lumbic acid (Chem.), an organic acid extracted from the columbo root as a bitter, yellow, amorphous substance.

A white amorphous substance, regarded as a polymeric modification of isocyanic acid.

A white amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the corm of Cyclamen Europæum.

oisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder.

A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of suga…

A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein.

A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3(a).