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adj
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
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Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adj
Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal
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History
From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic.
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