Cholesteric Definition
kōlĭ-stĕrĭk, kə-lĕstə-rĭk
adjective
Designating or of a kind of liquid crystal which is characterized by a screwlike structure and great optical activity.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are closely aligned within a distinct series of layers, with the axes of the molecules lying parallel to the plane of the layers and with the orientation of molecules in adjacent layers rotated slightly.
American Heritage
noun
Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Cholesteric
Noun
Singular:
cholesteric
Plural:
cholestericsOrigin of Cholesteric
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From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed
From Wiktionary
cholester(ol) –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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