rheopexy: Meaning and Definition of

rhe•o•pex•y

Pronunciation: (rē'u-pek"sē), [key]
— n. Physical Chem.
  1. the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
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