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nematic
ne·mat·ic [ nə máttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with axes parallel: describes a phase of liquid crystals in which the axes of the molecules become parallel in response to a magnetic field
[Early 20th century. < Greek nēmat- "thread"]
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