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mesogenic

mesogenic adjective: of or pertaining to a mesogen; describing the part of a liquid crystal molecule responsible for mesophase formation.

Adjective

mesogenic (comparative more mesogenic, superlative most mesogenic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a mesogen; describing the part of a liquid crystal molecule responsible for mesophase formation.
  2. Describing a relationship between a parasite and a host in which the host survives despite the dominance of the parasite.
  3. Moderately virulent; between lentogenic and velogenic.

Forms of mesogenic

comparativemore mesogenic
superlativemost mesogenic

Words formed from mesogenic

Questions about mesogenic

What does mesogenic mean?
Mesogenic means of or pertaining to a mesogen; describing the part of a liquid crystal molecule responsible for mesophase formation.
What part of speech is mesogenic?
Mesogenic is an adjective.

Words near mesogenic in the dictionary

  1. mesogastropod
  2. mesogastropods
  3. Mesogea
  4. Mesogean
  5. mesogen
  6. mesogenic
  7. mesogenicity
  8. mesogens
  9. mesoglass
  10. mesoglasses
  11. mesoglea

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