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Cholesteric liquid crystal — A cholesteric liquid crystal is a type of liquid crystal with a helical structure and which is therefore chiral. Cholesteric liquid crystals are also known as chiral nematic liquid crystals. They organize in layers with no positional ordering… … Wikipedia
cholesteric — adjective Etymology: cholesteric relating to cholesterol, from French cholesterique Date: 1942 of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of molecules in layers with the long molecular axes parallel to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cholesteric — 1. adjective 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. noun Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal … Wiktionary
cholesteric — kəˈlestərik; |kōlə|ster , |käl adjective Etymology: French cholestérique, from cholestérine cholesterin + ique ic 1. : of, relating to, or resembling cholesterol or its derivatives 2. : of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal… … Useful english dictionary
Blue Phase Mode LCD — History= In Reinitzer s reports from 1888 on the melting behaviour of cholesteryl benzoate there is a note that the substance briefly turned blue as it changed from clear to cloudy upon cooling. This subtle effect however remained unexplored for… … Wikipedia
Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… … Wikipedia
Cholesterol — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
Azobenzene — Azobenzene … Wikipedia
liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… … Universalium
Chirality (chemistry) — L form redirects here. For the bacterial strains, see L form bacteria. Two enantiomers of a generic amino acid … Wikipedia
