lyotropic

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

adjectivePhysical 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.

Origin of lyotropic

1
1920–25; lyo- (see lyophilic) + -tropic

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