cholesteric

adj

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules…

    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

  3. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

The neighborhood

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