cholesteric

Meanings

Adjective

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

Noun

Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Origin

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

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