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smectic

(smek′tik)

adjective

designating or of a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules form layers, with the molecules ordered or disordered within each layer

Origin: < L smecticus, cleansing < Gr smēktikos < smēktos, smeared (< smēchein, to wipe off: for IE base see smite) + -ikos, -ic

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adjective

Of or relating to the mesomorphic phase of a liquid crystal in which molecules are closely aligned in a distinct series of layers, with the axes of the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek smēktos, smeared

Origin: , from smēkhein, to wash off

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