- denoting or involving a state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel and arranged in well-defined planes近晶的（近晶状液晶的）。比较NEMATIC.
- a substance of this type近晶体（近晶状液晶）。
词源
late 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek smēktikos 'cleansing' （because of the soap-like consistency）.