| 释义 |
cho·les·ter·ic
\kəˈlestərik; |kōlə|ster-, |käl-\ adjective
Etymology: French cholestérique, from cholestérine cholesterin + -ique -ic
1. : of, relating to, or resembling cholesterol or its derivatives
2. : of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of molecules in layers with the long molecular axes parallel to one another in the plane of each layer and incrementally displaced in successive layers to give helical stacking — compare nematic, smectic |