rheopexy
[ ree-uh-pek-see ]
/ ˈri əˌpɛk si /
noun Physical Chemistry.
the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
Nearby words
rheology, rheometer, rheometric, rheometry, rheomorphism, rheopexy, rheoreceptor, rheostat, rheostosis, rheotaxis, rheotron
Related forms
rhe·o·pec·tic [ree-uh-pek-tik] /ˌri əˈpɛk tɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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