Etymology

hemiphasmidic

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Today it means: Describing a liquid crystal molecule having a rigid core and a flexible side chain. Full definition →

English phasmidic ← Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?]
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Englishphasmidic
  7. English todayhemiphasmidic

From hemi- + phasmidic.

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