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.

Other Words From

• rhe·o·pec·tic [ree-, uh, -, pek, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rheopexy¹

First recorded in 1930–35; rheo- none + -pexy ( def )