Meaning

2 senses
  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

Translations

2 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more cholesteric, most cholesteric
Comparativemore cholesteric Lesson
Superlativemost cholesteric Lesson

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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