| ArIm | arylimidazole or arylimidazolium |
| AmImAr | arylimidazolearyl or arylimidazoliumaryl |
| Colh, Colr | hexagonally, rectangular packed columnar (mesophase) |
| Cubbis | biscontinuous cubic liquid crystal |
| IL | ionic liquid |
| ILC | ionic liquid crystal |
| LC | liquid crystal |
| N | nematic (mesophase) |
| SmA, SmC, SmT | smectic A, smectic C or smectic T (mesophases) |
| SmA* | chiral smectic A (mesophase) |
| X− | anion |
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