noun-modifying (irregular)
amorphous; non-crystalline
Technical term used in materials science and solid-state physics to describe solids lacking long-range atomic order. Often used prenominally (e.g., 非結晶性物質).
See also: 多結晶性
非結晶性の固体は、結晶のような規則的な構造を持たない。
Amorphous solids do not have the regular structure of crystals.
この材料は非結晶性であり、X線回折で明確なピークを示さない。
This material is amorphous and shows no distinct peaks in X-ray diffraction.
Compound of 非 (non-) + 結晶 (crystal) + 性 (-ity, -ness). A straightforward technical coinage.