LYOTROPIC


Meaning of LYOTROPIC in English

/luy'euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj. Physical Chem.

noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.

[ 1920-25; lyo- (see LYOPHILIC) + -TROPIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .