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Definition of: thixotropy
(thik·sot′rə·pē) noun Chem.
The property possessed by certain gels of liquefying under the action of vibrating forces. [<Gk. thixis touch + tropē turning]
—thix·o·trop·ic (thik′sə·trop′ik) adjective
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