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thix⋅ot⋅ro⋅py
[thik-so-truh-pee] 
trə
–noun Chemistry.
| the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken. |
Related forms:
thix⋅o⋅trop⋅ic [thik-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
[thik-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
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| 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. [Greek thixis, touch (from thinganein, thig-, to touch; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots) + -tropy.] thix'o·trop'ic (thĭk'sə-trŏp'ĭk) adj. |
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