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lyotropic

[ lahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective

, Physical Chemistry.
  1. noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lyotropic1

1920–25; lyo- ( lyophilic ) + -tropic

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