Smectic Definition

smĕktĭk
adjective
Designating or of a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules form layers, with the molecules ordered or disordered within each layer.
Webster's New World
noun
Such a liquid crystal.
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Other Word Forms of Smectic

Noun

Singular:
smectic
Plural:
smectics

Origin of Smectic

  • From Greek smēktos smeared from smēkhein to wash off

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Smectic Sentence Examples

  • This particular mixture has a smectic phase in the bulk at 23 deg.C.

  • Long alkyl chain length (C n) materials such as [C 16 mim] + based salts form stable smectic liquid crystals.

  • We used the conventional AFM to probe the orientation of the LC molecules in the smectic layers immediately above this adsorbed layer.

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Words Starting With

SSMSME

Words Ending With

CICTIC

Unscrambles

smectic

Words Starting With S and Ending With C

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With C