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Definition of Mesomorphic

1. Adjective. Having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer.

Definition of Mesomorphic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a mesomorph. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: chemistry physics) Of or pertaining to phases of matter intermediate between solid and liquid; of or pertaining to liquid crystals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mesomorphic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Mesomorphic

1. Relating to mesomorphs. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesomorphic

Literary usage of Mesomorphic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"In the letter I indicated that I was much interested in the physical chemistry of the mesomorphic (fluid crystalline) state and would like to work on this ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... properties, and occurrence of these phenomena in many substances, including: • the polymorphism of tristearin • characterization of mesomorphic phases ..."

3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"The polymerization is "mesomorphic." The intermediate product is sol. in ordinary org. solvents, except very light petroleum ether, as well as in unchanged ..."

4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"... the mesomorphic feature of a loss of woodiness and the resulting reliance on hydrostatic support. We consider Arceuthobium to have xeromorphic features, ..."

5. Cartanian Geometry, Nonlinear Waves, and Control Theory by Robert Hermann (1979)
"... (2.4) This shows that the 0 are mesomorphic differential forms on the Riemann sphere. Their residue at u=0, ie, ..."

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