mesomorphic

Etymology 1
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Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to a mesomorph.

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals.
 * 2) * 1958, Chemical Society (Great Britain), G. W. Gray, Steric Effects in Conjugated Systems, page 161,
 * Changes in the chemical constitution of a mesomorphic compound may therefore radically alter the mesomorphic properties and thermal stabilities.
 * 1) * 1993, Nikolaĭ Alʹfredovich Platė (editor, original Russian edition), S. L. Schnur (translator), Liquid-Crystal Polymers, page 132,
 * This x-ray is typical of mesomorphic structures which occupy an intermediate position between crystalline and amorphous with respect to the degree of order.