Title: enantiotropic mesophase
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - enantiotropic mesophase
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.ET06895
Status: current

Definition
A mesophase that is thermodynamically stable over a definite temperature or pressure range.

Related Terms
- mesophase: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/M03849
- stable: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/S05900

Source
- PAC, 2002, 74, 493. 'Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals (IUPAC Recommendations 2001)' on page 495 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200274030493)

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Citation: Citation: 'enantiotropic mesophase' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.ET06895
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