Definition of Rheopexy

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

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Medical Definition of Rheopexy

1. A property of certain materials in which an increased rate of shear favours an increase in viscosity. Origin: rheo-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rheopexy

rheologic
rheological
rheological lithosphere
rheologically
rheologies
rheologist
rheologists
rheology
rheometer
rheometers
rheometric
rheometry
rheomotor
rheomotors
rheopectic
rheopexy (current term)
rheophil
rheophile
rheophiles
rheophore
rheophores
rheophyte
rheophytes
rheoplethysmograph
rheoplethysmographs
rheoscope
rheoscopes
rheostasis
rheostat
rheostatic

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