thix·ot·ro·py (th k-s t r -p )n. The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing. [Greek thixis, touch (from thinganein, thig-, to touch; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots) + -tropy.] thix  o·tropic (thks-trpk) adj. |
thixotropic [ˌθɪksəˈtrɒpɪk]
adj
(Chemistry) (of fluids and gels) having a viscosity that decreases when a stress is applied, as when stirred thixotropic paints
[from Greek thixis the act of touching + -tropic]
thixotropy [θɪkˈsɒtrəpɪ] n
thixotrope [ˈθɪksəˌtrəʊp] n
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