Term: inversion point
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03149

Definition:
The temperature (pressure) at which one polymorph of a solid phase changes into another at constant pressure (temperature).

Related Terms:
1) polymorphic transition (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04748).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 584 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)

Citation: 'inversion point' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03149

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