mesomorphous, a. Physical Chem.
(mɛsəʊˈmɔːfəs, miːzəʊ-)
[f. as prec. + -ous.]
= mesomorphic a. 1.
| 1930 Engineering 7 Nov. 575/3 The so-called liquid crystals of Lehmann, which he regards as mesomorphous crystals. 1972 P. A. Winsor in Brown & Labes Liquid Crystals 3 I. 66 An idealized phase diagram showing the relationships between the amorphous solution phase and the succession of fused mesomorphous solution phases found in binary amphiphile/water system[s] is shown. |