Title: structural disorder
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - structural disorder
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06060
Status: current

Definition
Any deviation from the ideal three-dimensional regularity of the crystal structure.

Related Term
- deviation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01650

Source
- Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 79 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'structural disorder' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06060
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