Main Entry: thix·ot·ro·py

Pronunciation: \thik-ˈsä-trə-pē\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thixo- (from Greek thixis act of touching, from thinganein to touch) + -tropy — more at thigmotaxis

Date: 1927

: the property of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking)

— thixo·tro·pic \ˌthik-sə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\ adjective