A state of matter, similar to phase transition states between liquid and solid, that is both liquid and solid. The phase is found in some matter which can exist in crystalline states, where portions are melted liquid while other portions are frozen solid crystal, in a distinct manner.
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chain melted phase
chain melted phase of matter
chain-melted phase of matter
chain-melted phase-of-matter
Origin
chain + melt + state
From being discovered in high-pressure crystalline potassium, where the crystal lattice in its completely frozen state contains chain elements and lattice elements, and which in the discovered state has the chain elements become liquid, flowing through the lattice.
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