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thixotropic
A reference to or characterized by thixotropy.

Many gels and colloids are thixotropic materials, exhibiting a stable form at rest but becoming fluid when agitated.

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thixotropic clay
A clay that weakens or changes from a semisolid state to a more liquid state when disturbed, and that strengthens or changes to a semisolid state when left standing.
This entry is located in the following unit: thigmo-, thigm-, thixo- + (page 2)