(a.) Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
(a.) Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.
(a.) Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Type II pigment is extremely electron-opaque after staining with heavy metals to the extent that they appear practically amorphous.
(2) In order for a stone to form, the following conditions would seem to be necessary; transient supersaturation of the saliva in Ca++ and PO4--, a pH greater than normal, intracellular precepitation of amorphous tricalcium phosphate which is transformed into crystalline hydroxyapatite and, then, the fixation of crystals on a "matrix" such as desquamated cells, fibrils and collagens.
(3) Whether or not there were carriers for either amorphous or hypomorphous alleles of the SORD locus in the population studied could not be defined in terms of enzymatic activity levels.
(4) How can a prize that is supposed to be for one person be given to an amorphous supranational organisation?
(5) Within 18-24 h asteroid bodies consisting of an amorphous centre with fine radiating needle crystals were seen.
(6) The paraventricular organ displayed strong amorphous activity accompanied by the intense reaction in the nucleus of the paraventricular organ.
(7) The most probable result of in vivi SnF2 application on sound enamel is the formation of a fluoridated hydroxyapatite together wity stannous complexes and amorphous CaF2.
(8) Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine canine tracheal cartilage and to determine the relationship between the fibrous and amorphous matrix in this tissue.
(9) Immunocytochemical experiments showed that the GP Ib-IX complex and actin-binding protein were associated with the amorphous layer.
(10) The basal lamina first appeared in the form of amorphous deposits and eventually thickened and became continuous.
(11) In addition to exposing the underlying filamentous substructure of the matrix, protease treatment also revealed large, straight fiber bundles and globules of amorphous material suspended in the filamentous web.
(12) In the intraocularly injected rabbits the earliest changes observed in retinal ganglion cells were the severe reduction in microtubule number and the presence of an amorphous material.
(13) Examination of the contents of mouse gallbladders presents views of layered structures and surrounding amorphous material.
(14) Routine electron microscopic examination on the same portion where SPLS were confirmed by PAM electron microscopy revealed amorphous, partially fibrous structures.
(15) Light microscopy revealed deposits of amorphous, eosinophilic material in the pelvis and proximal portion of upper ureter, however tumor cells were not found.
(16) The fibrous component stained with lead citrate while the amorphous stained with the silver porphyrin.
(17) X-ray and infrared analysis of systems suggested the presence of an amorphous form of hydroflumethiazide in coprecipitate systems.
(18) The effects of amorphous silica (Aerosil) and of aluminium hydroxide on anti-DNP IgE antibody production were studied in Swiss mice preimmunized with Ascaris protein and then challenged 7 days later with DNP-ASC.
(19) A granular, amorphous, collagen-free, electron-dense layer was routinely observed between implant and tissue.
(20) According to their periodicity, their banding pattern, their association with polyanionic matrix components and their sensitivity towards glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes we could distinguish (1) sheets of amorphous non-banded material consisting of irregularly arranged filaments and containing dermatan sulfate-rich proteoglycans (type I structures), (2) sheets of long-spacing fibrils consisting of parallel orientated filaments and containing chondroitin sulfate-rich proteoglycans (= zebra bodies; type II structures), and (3) fibrillar structures with a complex banding pattern different from that of native collagen fibrils (type III structures).
Rouge
Definition:
(a.) red.
(n.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc.
(n.) A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine.
(v. i.) To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
(v. t.) To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was nothing accidental about Saffiyah Khan’s easy nonchalance, grinning through the spitting rage of Ian Crossland at the EDL rally in Birmingham city centre at the weekend; Ieshia Evans knew there was more power in calm when she approached the police in Baton Rouge last summer.
(2) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a former battalion commander in the Khmer Rouge, who has ruled his country for 30 years, will visit Australia in December.
(3) Tony Abbott said Cambodia had been helped by the international community when it was “in trouble some years ago” – a reference to the Khmer Rouge period – but that it was now keen to assist in managing refugee flows.
(4) This time, however, her home was not under threat from Khmer Rouge guerrillas, but was instead demolished by armed construction workers, hired by a land development corporation to carry out one of the capital's most ambitious new property developments.
(5) Brown’s call for the public to adjust their expectations of officers came as protesters in Dallas, Atlanta, Baton Rouge and elsewhere continued to demand police reform.
(6) In Montmartre , at his bar, Le Sabot Rouge, Henri Legourgue watched as the patrol passed outside.
(7) After a long stretch in the saddle, there is no better place to grab a beer than Café Rouge in Richmond Hill.
(8) From the age of 38, he led the Liberals for nine years, flaunting his advantage when, out on the election trail in 1974 wearing a trademark trilby, he vaulted a security barrier like a Moulin Rouge can-can dancer.
(9) But on the morning of 26 March 1996, as his team was preparing to start clearance work in a village in the province of Siem Reap, a group of 30 armed Khmer Rouge guerrillas emerged from the nearby forest.
(10) On Tuesday night about 150 protesters took to the streets of Baton Rouge chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace”.
(11) A mortality follow-up study was conducted of workers employed at a synthetic rubber manufacturing plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(12) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Demonstrator Iesha Evans protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(13) She said she had worked as an elementary teacher in the Detroit public schools for 30 years, and her husband put in 30 at the Ford River Rouge Plant as a maintenance man.
(14) Similar feuding enveloped the reconstruction of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat following the ousting of the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1990s.
(15) Ben Foster The England reserve goalkeeper is a qualified chef who spent time working in the kitchen of Cafe Rouge in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, after leaving college.
(16) He tossed Shakespeare into a modern-day, thinly veiled Miami in the electrifying Romeo + Juliet and sent Nicole Kidman wafting, purring and simpering through bohemian Paris in Moulin Rouge!
(17) The Nazis knew this, and the Khmer Rouge – and the Islamic State clearly understand it too.” The site’s destruction is the latest assault by Isis against the ancient heritage of minorities that have coexisted in the Middle East for millennia.
(18) On Sunday, following the fatal shooting of three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the head of the city’s largest police union , Steve Loomis, called on Ohio governor John Kasich to temporarily rescind the right to open carry in the city, arguing those who did jeopardized the safety of officers.
(19) Extensive surveys were conducted in 1987 in Baytown, TX; Lafayette, Shreveport and Baton Rouge, LA; Memphis, TN; Kansas City, MO; Evansville, IN; and Jacksonville, FL.
(20) The modified capillary tube precipitin test was used to identify blood meal sources of Culex quinquefasciatus emerging from sewage ditches in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.