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ne·mat·ic | \ ni-ˈma-tik 
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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
adjectivene·mat·ic | \ ni-ˈmat-ik \
\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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