"cholesteric" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more cholesteric [comparative], most cholesteric [superlative]
Etymology: From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} cholesteric (comparative more cholesteric, superlative most cholesteric)
  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 Categories (topical): Physics Translations (relating to chiral nematic phase of crystals): cholestérique (French), colesterico (Italian), コレステリック (koresuterikku) (Japanese), 콜레스테릭 (kolleseuterik) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-cholesteric-en-adj-XEaVy192 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 46 25 30 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'relating to chiral nematic phase of crystals': 86 14
  2. (organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-cholesteric-en-adj-Ixl1rBQR Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cholesterate, nematic, smectic

Noun [English]

Forms: cholesterics [plural]
Etymology: From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} cholesteric (plural cholesterics)
  1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal
    Sense id: en-cholesteric-en-noun-HrLW4s1y

Inflected forms

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