cholesteric

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

cholesteric (comparative more cholesteric, superlative most cholesteric)

  1. (physics) 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. (organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

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Noun

cholesteric (plural cholesterics)

  1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

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