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thixotropy

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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.
thixotropy
[thiksot′rəpē]
Etymology: Gk, this, touch, terpin, to turn
a property of certain gels or colloids that become less viscous when shaken or agitated but revert to their original viscosity after standing.
thixotropism, thixotropy
the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when shaken and then becoming solid again.


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