thixotropy
Noun. (chemistry, medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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