protostructure

proto- +‎ structure

protostructure (plural protostructures)

1. An initial structure
   • 2015, D.M. Bercha, S.A. Bercha, K.E. Glukhov, M. Sznajder, “Vibronic interaction in crystals with the Jahn-Teller centers in the elementary energy bands concept”, in Condens. Matter Phys.‎, volume 2015:

     The procedure is illustrated by the creation of the adiabatic potentials of the ${\displaystyle \Gamma _{5}}$-${\displaystyle \Gamma _{5}}$ vibronic coupling for the protostructure and paraphase of the CuInP${\displaystyle _{2}}$S${\displaystyle _{6}}$ crystal.