smectic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, rare) Cleansing.
2. (not-comparable, rare) Astringent; detergent.
3. (not-comparable) Whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.

Noun

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

Translations

smectique

smectico

esmético

Etymology

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