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mesogenic

mesogenic

English

Adjective

mesogenic (comparative more mesogenic, superlative most mesogenic)

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