(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).
Unity
Definition:
(n.) The state of being one; oneness.
(n.) Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine.
(n.) Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
(n.) In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
(n.) Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
(n.) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Example Sentences:
(1) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
(2) All reported studies have documented small 5 to 10 mm Hg decrements of blood pressure with dietary supplementation with these fatty acids and conversion of the ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids toward unity.
(3) "It is really a time for cooperation and unity," he said, adding that recent events had shown the need for Iraqis – Sunni, Shia and Kurds – to work together.
(4) Like most anthems it’s intended to create unity in the face of adversity, coming from a time when America was a new country trying to forge its identity.
(5) The present results indicate that R will be quite close to unity and therefore the performance capability would theoretically be independent of body mass.
(6) He joined the Coldstream Guards, while Debo and her mother went to Berne to collect Unity, who had put a bullet through her brain but survived, severely damaged; they coped with Unity's resultant moodiness and incontinence through the first year of war.
(7) Limits are a relief, because they concentrate the drama and free the writer from the torture of choice, as Aristotle knew when he advised playwrights to preserve "the unities" by telling one story in one place over a single day.
(8) Generals who have mutinied have seized the capital of South Sudan's largest state, Jonglei, and its main oil-producing area, Unity State.
(9) Values of K' less than unity lead to negative selective interaction.
(10) The death of an adoptive parent resulted in relative risks of death in the adoptees that were close to unity for all causes, natural causes, and infections, 3.02 (0.72 to 12.8) for vascular causes, and 5.16 (1.20 to 22.2) for cancers.
(11) Yellow signs swing from lampposts urging citizens to “hold high the great banner of national unity”.
(12) The rationality of subdividing the tumours of this type into separate entries of different onconosological unities is discussed.
(13) I am not a Muslim but I see that the cover has been read as yet more provocation, even an undoing of the unity of the marches in Paris and other cities.
(14) In view of the fact that neurology and psychiatry in childhood and adolescence necessarily form a unity, the proportion of neurological diseases is analysed on the basis of the in-patients of five clinic years of a pediatric-neuropsychiatric university hospital.
(15) For each indicated educational--motivating unity parents have to be completely prepared for better and more complete than usual piling of facts and presenting in front of them unsolvable tasks and obligations.
(16) Coronary venous ligations were done at various levels and also thromboflebitis at various levels, in order to demonstrate the function of the venous drainage of the heart, as a "venous-unity" and with a great compensating capacity.
(17) "Let us arm ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness," Malala said.
(18) This the unity of the functional and morphological aspects can prove to be especially lucrative in the research of endocrinology.
(19) The intent is to move beyond the issue of issues and to discover some sense of unity.
(20) 2 February 2010: Papandreou makes TV appeal for unity over financial crisis Greece announces a wider austerity package, including a freeze on public sector pay and higher taxes for low and middle-income households.