See Also: thixotropy(medicine)
thixotropy(dictionary)

cygnet (oh) and thixotropy (iou)


cygnet (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: cygne 'swan', from Latin cygnus]
a young swan

thixotropy (iou)



thixotropy noun. E20.
[from Greek thixis touching + -O- + Greek trope turning + -Y3.]
Chemistry. The property displayed by certain gels of becoming fluid when shaken, stirred, etc., and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand; reduction of viscosity in the presence of an applied stress.
thixotropic adjective exhibiting or pertaining to thixotropy E20.
thixotropically adverb M20.