(smḗkhein, “to wipe, to cleanse”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). Rhymes: -ɛktɪk <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> (not comparable) (rare) Cleansing. (rare) Astringent; detergent. (chemistry...
<span class="searchmatch">smectics</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span>...
From <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> + -ity. <span class="searchmatch">smecticity</span> (uncountable) The quality of being <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span>. 2015, Cheung Chan, “Interplay of pair density waves and random field disorders...
Blend of <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> + mesogen smectogen (plural smectogens) (chemistry) Any <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> mesogen....
Internationalism (see English <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span>). Contains the suffix + -inen. IPA(key): /ˈsmektinen/, [ˈs̠me̞kt̪ine̞n] Rhymes: -ektinen Syllabification(key):...
esmético (feminine esmética, masculine plural esméticos, feminine plural esméticas) (chemistry) <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span>...
smectique (plural smectiques) <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> argile smectique “smectique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language]...
laponite (countable and uncountable, plural laponites) A synthetic <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in water Lapointe,...
From argile (“clay”) + smectique (“<span class="searchmatch">smectic</span>: cleansing, astringent”). argile smectique f (uncountable) fuller's earth Synonym: terre à foulon...
K-bentonite (plural K-bentonites) A clay rock formed through the transformation of <span class="searchmatch">smectic</span> clays into illite....