THIXOTROPY


Meaning of THIXOTROPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ thik-ˈsä-trə-pē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thixo- (from 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 ˌthik-sə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.