thixotropic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

thixotropic more thixotropic most thixotropic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θίξις (thíxis, “touch”) + -tropic.

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