nematic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νήματος (nḗmatos), genitive of νῆμα (nêma, “thread”). === Adjective === nematic (comparative more nematic, superlative most nematic) (physics, chemistry, of certain liquid crystals) Whose molecules align in loose parallel lines. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cholesteric smectic === Noun === nematic (plural nematics) A liquid crystal whose molecules align in loose parallel lines. === Anagrams === -metacin, emicant