Home
Search
Index
Definify.com
Definition
2024
rheopexy
rheopexy
English
Alternative forms
rheopecty
Noun
rheopexy
(
uncountable
)
(
physics
)
A
rheological
phenomenon in which certain
colloids
solidify more quickly when subjected to
shear
Etymology
From
rheo-
(
“
current
”
)
+
-pexy
(
“
fixing (in place)
”
)
Similar Results