cholesteric

/K AH0 L EH1 S T ER0 IH0 K/
adjective
  1. 1

    (physics) 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

    (organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

noun
  1. 1

    Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

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