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Word: Smectic
Speech Type: Adjective
late 17th century: via Latin from Greek smēktikos ‘cleansing’ (because of the soaplike consistency)
ˈsmɛktɪk
denoting or involving a state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel and arranged in well-defined planes.
Short Definition:denoting or involving state of liquid crystal in which molecules are oriented in parallel and arranged in well-defined planes
Word: Smectic
Speech Type: Noun
ˈsmɛktɪk
a smectic substance.
Short Definition:smectic substance
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