cholesteric
adjEtymology
From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic.
Definitions
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
Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives
Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal
The neighborhood
- neighborcholesterate
- neighbornematic
- neighborsmectic
Vish — recursive loop
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