| amorph | 1. <genetics> A gene which is inactive. Thus, an amorphic gene. 2. <cell biology> Something that lacks a discernible shape and thus can be describes as amorphous. (05 Feb 1998) |
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| amorpha | Origin: Gr. Shapeless. <botany> A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amorphagnosia | Inability to recognise the size and shape of objects. Origin: G. A-priv. + morphe, shape, + gnosis, recognition (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphia | A state of being amorphous; especially. A state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism. See: Amorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amorphic allele | <genetics, molecular biology> An allele which is genetically inactive. (05 Feb 1998) |
| amorphism | A state of being amorphous; especially. A state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism. See: Amorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amorphosynthesis | Disorder of recognition of the right side of the body in spatial relationships, caused by a lesion of the left parietal lobe. Origin: G. A-priv. + morphe, form, + synthesis (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphous | <cell biology> Having an irregular or undefined shape or structure. (05 Feb 1998) |
| amorphous fraction of adrenal cortex | Noncrystalline residue of an acetone extract of the adrenal cortex after crystalline steroids, e.g., corticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, etc., have been isolated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphous insulin zinc suspension | Sterile suspension of insulin in buffered water for injection, modified by the addition of zinc chloride such that the solid phase of the suspension is amorphous; it contains 40 or 80 units per ml; the duration of action is equivalent to that of insulin injection. Synonym: amorphous insulin zinc suspension, semilente insulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphous phosphorus | Red phosphorus, an allotropic form of phosphorus formed by heating ordinary phosphorus, in the absence of oxygen, to 260캜; it occurs as an amorphous dark red mass or powder, nonpoisonous, and much less flammable than ordinary phosphorus; it may be reconverted to the latter by heating to 454.4캜 in nitrogen gas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphozoa | <zoology> Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Shapeless; priv. + form + animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amorphozoic | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amorphus | A malformed foetus with rudimentary head, limbs, and heart. Origin: G. A-priv. + morphe, form, shape (05 Mar 2000) |
| amorphy | Shapelessness. Origin: Gr., cf. F. Amorphie. See Amorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |