Definitions For Cholesteric

Noun

CHOLESTERIC (plural CHOLESTERICs) Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Adjective

(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 (organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

Related terms

cholesterate

Translations

French: cholestérique Italian: colesterico Japanese: コレステリック (koresuterikku) Korean: 콜레스테릭

See also

nematic smectic

Etymology

cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, /">from cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + ic.

Anagrams

choleretics

Is Cholesteric a Scrabble Word?

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The word Cholesteric is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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