SINCE 1828
nematic
adjective
ne·mat·ic
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Definition of nematic
: of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of the long axes of the molecules in parallel lines but not layers — compare cholesteric, smectic
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nematic
adjective
ne·mat·ic
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Medical Definition of nematic
: of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of the long axes of the molecules in parallel lines but not layers
nematic polypeptide liquid crystals
— compare smectic
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