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• Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… …   Wikipedia

• liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… …   Universalium

• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• Crystal — Crystals redirects here. For other uses, see Crystals (disambiguation). This article is about crystalline solids. For the type of glass, see lead crystal. For other uses, see Crystal (disambiguation). Quartz crystal. The individual grains of this …   Wikipedia

• crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …   Universalium

• Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …   Universalium

• liquid — adj. & n. adj. 1 having a consistency like that of water or oil, flowing freely but of constant volume. 2 having the qualities of water in appearance; translucent (liquid blue; a liquid lustre). 3 (of a gas, e.g. air, hydrogen) reduced to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fluid Science Laboratory — The Fluid Science Laboratory is a European (ESA s) science payload designed for use in Columbus built by Alenia Aeronautica Spazio and OHB System. It is a multi user facility for conducting fluid physics research in microgravity conditions. It… …   Wikipedia

• liquid — 1. adjective 1) liquid fuels Syn: fluid, liquefied; melted, molten, thawed, dissolved; Chemistry hydrous Ant: solid, gaseous 2) her liquid eyes Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• liquid — adj 1. fluid, flowing, running, streaming, sappy, freely flowing; watery, runny, liquidy; liquefied, melted, molten, liquescent; dissolved, solvent, thin; muddy, slushy, sloshy, splashy, sloppy, squishy, oozy, miry, sloughy, plashy; viscous,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Liquid ordered phase — The liquid ordered phase is a liquid crystalline phase of biological importance. It occurs in many lipid mixtures combining cholesterol with a phospholipid and/or sphingolipids e.g. sphingomyelin. This phase has been related to lipid rafts that… …   Wikipedia