rheopexy

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Etymology

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From rheo- (“current”) +‎ -pexy (“fixing (in place)”).

Noun

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rheopexy (uncountable)

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

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