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smectic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsmɛktɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(smek′tik)

smec•tic (smek′tik),USA pronunciation adj. [Physical Chem.](of liquid crystals)

Chemistrynoting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes. Cf. nematic.

Greek smēktikós, equivalent. to smēkt(ós) smeared, verbid of smé̄chein to wash out, clean + -tikos -tic
Latin smēcticus
1665–75 for earlier sense "cleansing''

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smectic /ˈsmɛktɪk/ adj

(of a substance) existing in or having a mesomorphic state in which the molecules are oriented in layers
Compare nematic

Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek smēktikos, from smēkhein to wash; from the soaplike consistency of a smectic substance

'smectic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

mesomorphic - nematic

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