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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Adjective

1. 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. 2
   Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

Etymology

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

Related phrases

cholesteric acidliquid crystal

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