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スメクチック

also: スメクティック

Meanings

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noun

smectic

Technical term in physics and materials science for a type of liquid crystal phase with layered molecular order.

スメクチック液えき晶しょうは層そう状じょう構こう造ぞうを持もつ。
Smectic liquid crystals have a layered structure.

Similar words

ネマチック
ネマチック (nematic) is another liquid crystal phase where molecules are oriented but not layered, unlike the layered smectic phase.
コレステリック
コレステリック (cholesteric) is a chiral nematic phase with helical structure, distinct from the smectic layered arrangement.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'smectic', ultimately from Greek 'smēktikos' meaning 'cleansing', referring to the soap-like properties of early smectic materials.