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thixotropic

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thix⋅ot⋅ro⋅py

  [thik-so-truh-pee]
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–noun Chemistry.
the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.
Origin:
1925–30; < Gk thíx(is) touch + -o- + -tropy

Related forms:
thix⋅o⋅trop⋅ic  [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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Main Entry: thix·ot·ro·py
Pronunciation: thik-'sä-tr&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: theproperty of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking) —thixo·tro·pic /"thik-s&-'trO-pik, -'träp-ik/ adjective
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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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