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thixotropic

[thik-so-truh-pee]

thix·ot·ro·py

[thik-so-truh-pee]
noun Chemistry.
the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.

Origin:
1925–30; < Greek thíx(is) touch + -o- + -tropy

thix·o·trop·ic [thik-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
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thixotropic (ˌθɪksəˈtrɒpɪk)
 
adj
(of fluids and gels) having a viscosity that decreases when a stress is applied, as when stirred: thixotropic paints
 
[C20: from Greek thixis the act of touching + -tropic]
 
thixotropy
 
n
 
thixotrope
 
n

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thixotropy thix·ot·ro·py (thĭk-sŏt'rə-pē)
n.
The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing.


thix'o·trop'ic (thĭk'sə-trŏp'ĭk) adj.

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