cholesteric

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Definition of cholesteric

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly
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adj

  1. Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly
  2. Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

noun

  1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

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Etymology

From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic.

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