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What are nematic substances?

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relating to or denoting a state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel but not arranged in well-defined planes. Compare with smectic . noun a nematic substance. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek nēma, nēmat- ‘thread’ + -ic .

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Smectic is defined as a state of liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel and arranged in well-defined planes. Nematic is defined as a state of liquid crystal in which the molecules are parallel but not arranged in well-defined planes.

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