thixotropy

n.
The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing.

[Greek thixis, touch (from thinganein, thig-, to touch) + -TROPY.]

thixotropic thix'o·trop'ic (thĭk'sə-trŏp'ĭk) adj.

(thĭk-sŏt'rə-pē)
n.

The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing.

thix'o·trop'ic (thĭk'sə-trŏp'ĭk) adj.

/thik SOT ro py/  the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand