💭 Not fully formed 🍬 No crystal form

uncrystallized

7.8

Not in a solid crystal form

adjective
/ʌnˈkrɪstəlˌaɪzd/

Specialized

: no cristalino

Because the solution was still warm, it remained uncrystallized and could be poured easily.

Examples

In its uncrystallized state, the material exhibited a viscous texture that fascinated the researchers.
So go with an uncrystallized honey first.
The chemist used an uncrystallized substance to demonstrate the process of crystallization.

Synonyms

unstructured

vsuncrystallized

7 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

applies to lack of crystal form in physical materials, not just disorganization

amorphous

vsuncrystallized

Specialized

5 7.3

Not having a clear shape or regular structure

stresses lack of crystal form specifically rather than general shapelessness

structureless

vsuncrystallized

Specialized

1 6.7

Not having a regular internal pattern like crystals

focuses on absence of crystal form rather than internal organization

noncrystalline

vsuncrystallized

Specialized

8.5

A material that does not have a regular internal pattern, like glass

is a broader term for lacking visible crystal form

Antonyms

crystalline

20 6.6

Made of many small solid parts that form regular shapes like salt or snow

How Crystalline

crystalline

20 6.6

microcrystalline

Specialized

1 9.2

uncrystallized

Specialized

7.8

amorphous

Specialized

5 7.3

Surface Forms

uncrystallized positive

Morphology

uncrystallized = crystallized (transparent) = un + crystall + ize + ed

The word is transparently formed by adding the prefix 'un-' to 'crystallized', meaning not crystallized.

Etymology

Uncrystallized joins un- ('not') and crystal ('clear, hard shape'). If a material is 'uncrystallized', it has not formed the regular hard crystals you see in sugar or rocks, so it has no clear crystal shape.