noncrystal

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ crystal.

Adjective

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noncrystal (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to crystal or crystals.

Noun

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noncrystal (countable and uncountable, plural noncrystals)

  1. That which is not a crystal or made from crystal.
    • 2007, Junichi Kawamura, Shinzo Yoshikado, Takashi Sakuma, Yoshitaka Michihiro, Masaru Aniya, Yoshiaki Ito, Superionic Conductor Physics:
      Ion conduction in noncrystals poses a much greater challenge to theorists...