mesomorphic transition
A transition that occurs between a fully-ordered crystalline solid and an
isotropic
liquid. Mesomorphic transitions can occur (i) from a crystal to a
liquid crystal
(ii) from a
liquid crystal
to another
liquid crystal
and (iii) from a
liquid crystal
to an
isotropic
liquid.
See:
liquid-crystal transitions
Source:
PAC, 1994,
66
, 577
(Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 586