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rheopexy

[ree-uh-pek-see]

noun

Physical Chemistry.

  1. the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.

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Other Word Forms

  • rheopectic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rheopexy1

First recorded in 1930–35; rheo- + -pexy ( def. )

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