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cholesteric

English

Etymology

From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, +? -ic.

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
  2. (organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

Related terms

  • cholesterate

Translations

See also

  • nematic
  • smectic

Noun

cholesteric (plural cholesterics)

  1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Anagrams

  • choleretics

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cholesterin

English

Etymology

From French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek ???? (khol?, gall, bile) + ??????? (stereós, firm, solid); coined in 1816 by Michel Eugène Chevreul. From originally being discovered by François Poulletier de la Salle in 1769, as a solid in gallstones.

Alternative forms

  • cholesterine

Noun

cholesterin (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol.

References

Anagrams

  • cholinester

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