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tactoid Physical Chem. (ˈtæktɔɪd) Also † taktoid. [a. G. taktoid (Zocher & Jacobsohn 1929, in Kolloidchem. Beihefte XXVIII. 167), f. Gr. τακτ-ός ordered (see tactic a.1): see -oid.] A small anistropic, birefringent region in a dilute, isotropic sol, consisting of an aggregate of rod-like particles o...
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Tactoid
Tactoids are liquid crystal microdomains nucleated in isotropic phases, which can be distinguished as spherical or spindle-shaped birefringent microdroplets under polarized light microscopy. Tactoids are a transition state between isotropic and macroscopic liquid crystalline phases. The first observ...
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paracrystal
paracrystal (ˈpærəkrɪstəl) [f. para-1 + crystal n. and a.] An assemblage of particles that has some degree of order but is not a true crystal.1933 Trans. Faraday Soc. XXIX. 1019 On addition of acetone to a cold saturated solution in acetic ester of phytosterin valerate the latter..separates out as a...
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