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Thixotropy vs Rheopexy - What's the difference?

thixotropy | rheopexy |

As nouns the difference between thixotropy and rheopexy

is that thixotropy is the property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand while rheopexy is a rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear.

thixotropy

English

Noun

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  • (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.

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    rheopexy

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    Alternative forms

    * rheopecty

    Noun

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  • (physics) A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear