Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

lyotropic

American  
[lahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] / ˌlaɪ əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

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

Etymology

Origin of lyotropic

1920–25; lyo- ( see lyophilic) + -tropic

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "lyotropic" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com