English

Adjective

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

See also

• nematic
• smectic

Translations

Noun

cholesteric ‎(plural cholesterics)

1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Anagrams

• choleretics