Meaning Of The Word Smectic

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What's The Definition Of Smectic?

smectic in American English
designating or of a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules form layers, with the molecules ordered or disordered within each layer
adjective: noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes

smectic in British English
adjective: (of a substance) existing in or having a mesomorphic state in which the molecules are oriented in layers

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