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.

Origin of mesomorphic

First recorded in 1920–25; meso- + -morphic

OTHER WORDS FROM mesomorphic

mes·o·mor·phism, noun mes·o·mor·phy, noun

Words nearby mesomorphic

mesomerism, mesometanephric carcinoma, mesometeorology, mesometrium, mesomorph, mesomorphic, meson, mesonephric duct, mesonephric fold, mesonephric ridge, mesonephroma

British Dictionary definitions for mesomorphy

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

Derived forms of mesomorphic

mesomorphism, noun mesomorphy, noun