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thermotropic liquid crystal

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thermotropic liquid crystal [¦thər·mō¦träp·ik ′lik·wəd ′krist·əl]
(physical chemistry)
A liquid crystal prepared by heating the substance.


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Chung, Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymers: Thin-Film Polymerization, Characterization, Blends, and Applications, CRC Press, Technomic Publishing, Lancaster, PA (2001).
A thermotropic liquid crystal has the ability to indicate small temperature differences by changing color when applied in a thin film to the skin.
Thermotropic liquid crystals are formed by heating solids and lyotropic liquid crystals are formed by dissolving solids in liquids.
 
 
 
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