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noncrystalline

/ˌnɒnkrɪˈstælaɪn/ adjective · British & US
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What does noncrystalline mean?

adjective

Not having a crystalline structure; amorphous. In materials science, noncrystalline solids lack a long-range order in their atomic arrangement.

Example

"The noncrystalline structure of glass makes it more prone to thermal shock than crystalline materials."

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