# smectic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Cleansing.
2. Astringent; detergent.
3. Whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.

## Etymology
From Latin smecticus, from Ancient Greek σμηκτικός (smēktikós), from σμήχειν (smḗkhein, “to wipe, to cleanse”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

## Source
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