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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Amorphism \A*mor"phism\, noun [See {Amorphous}.] A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc.
Note: 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.
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