Glassy state

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004898",
  "term": "Glassy state",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The amorphous, solid state of a material, characterized by a high viscosity and the absence of long-range order, similar to a supercooled liquid. This state is reached when a liquid is cooled below its glass transition temperature without crystallizing. Polymers in the glassy state are rigid and brittle.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1017. 'Glossary of terms relating to thermal and thermomechanical properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1031 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-02)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/glassy-state/"
}