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smectic

The English word “smectic” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Cleansing.
  2. Astringent; detergent.
  3. Whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.

noun

  1. A liquid crystal having the molecules aligned in this way; a phase of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are so aligned.

Etymology

From Latin smecticus, from Ancient Greek σμηκτικός (smēktikós), from σμήχειν (smḗkhein, “to wipe, to cleanse”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

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