mesomorphic
[ mez-uh-mawr-fik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈmɔr fɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
adjective
pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
Physical Chemistry.
pertaining to or existing in an intermediate state, as a liquid crystal in the nematic or smectic state.
OTHER WORDS FROM mesomorphic
mes·o·mor·phism, noun mes·o·mor·phy, nounWords nearby mesomorphic
British Dictionary definitions for mesomorphic
mesomorphic
/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈmɔːfɪk) /
adjective Also: mesomorphous
chem
existing in or concerned with an intermediate state of matter between a true liquid and a true solid
See also liquid crystal, smectic, nematic
relating to or being a mesomorph