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单词 smectic
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smectic

[ smek-tik ]
/ ˈsmɛk tɪk /

adjective Physical Chemistry.(of liquid crystals)

noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
Compare nematic.

Origin of smectic

1665–75 for earlier sense “cleansing”; <Latin smēcticus<Greek smēktikós, equivalent to smēkt(ós) smeared, verbid of smḗchein to wash out, clean + -tikos-tic

Words nearby smectic

smear-sheet, smear test, smear word, smeary, Smeaton, smectic, smectite, smeddum, Smedley, smeech, smegma
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British Dictionary definitions for smectic

smectic
/ (ˈsmɛktɪk) /

adjective

chem (of a substance) existing in or having a mesomorphic state in which the molecules are oriented in layersCompare nematic See also liquid crystal

Word Origin for smectic

C17: via Latin from Greek smēktikos, from smēkhein to wash; from the soaplike consistency of a smectic substance
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