rheopexy
/ˈriːə(ʊ)pɛksi/Physics and Chemistry
noun
The property, possessed by some sols, of undergoing accelerated gelation when subjected to gentle mechanical agitation.
Origin
1930s. From rheo- + ancient Greek πῆξις fixing, putting together + -y.
- compressional
- compression joint
- compression ratio
- compressive
- compressive strength
- compressor
- comprise
- compromise
- compromiser
- compromising
- compte rendu
- Comptes Rendus
- Compton, Arthur Holly
- Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy
- Compton, Denis
- Compton effect
- comptroller
- comptroller-general
- comptrollership
- comptrollery
- compulsion
- compulsive
- compulsively
- compulsiveness
- compulsorily