n.
Pronunciation: thik- ' sä-tr ə -p ē
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thixo- (fr. Greek thixis act of touching, from thinganein to touch) + -tropy ― more at THIGMOTAXIS
Date: 1927
: the property of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking)
– thixo · tro · pic \ ˌ thik-s ə - ' tr ō -pik, - ' trä- \ adjective