amorphization

noun

amor·phi·za·tion | \ ə-ˌmȯr-fə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of amorphization

chemistry

: the act or process of making something structurally amorphous or of becoming structurally amorphous pressure-induced amorphization of crystals …— Russell J. Hemley et al., Physics Today, August 1998 The formation and growth of an amorphous metallic alloy by atomic transport in the solid state, or solid-state amorphization, is in fact ubiquitous.— Yang-Tse Cheng et al., Science, 27 Feb. 1987

Other Words from amorphization

amorphize \ ə-ˈmȯr-ˌfīz

\ transitive verb amorphized; amorphizing; amorphizes

Here I describe experiments probing this relationship for a form of crystalline ice … which is melted and amorphized by pressure. — Osamu Mishima, Nature, 12 Dec. 1996