チクソ性せい

noun

thixotropy

Technical term in rheology and materials science for the property of certain gels or fluids that become less viscous when shaken, stirred, or otherwise stressed, and return to a more solid state at rest.

• この塗と料りょうはチクソ性せいが高たかいため、刷毛はけで塗ぬりやすい。

  This paint has high thixotropy, so it is easy to apply with a brush.

• チクソ性せいを示しめすゲルは、振ふると液えき体たいのように流ながれる。

  Gels that exhibit thixotropy flow like a liquid when shaken.