smectic state

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05714
See:
liquid-crystal transitions
,
mesomorphic phase
Sources:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 613 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 590 [Terms] [Paper]