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thixotropy
(redirected from Thicksotropic)

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thixotropy /thix·ot·ro·py/ (thik-sot´rah-pe) the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when shaken and then becoming semisolid again.thixotrop´ic
thix·ot·ro·py (thk-str-p)
n.
The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing.
thixo·tropic (thks-trpk) adj.
thixotropism, thixotropy
the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when shaken and then becoming solid again.


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