pseudoplastic

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adjective

Whose viscosity decreases as shear stress increases (as with paint and ketchup, for example).

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudoplastic (comparative more pseudoplastic, superlative most pseudoplastic)

comparative more pseudoplastic · superlative most pseudoplastic

  1. natural sciencesWhose viscosity decreases as shear stress increases (as with paint and ketchup, for example).
nounpseudoplastic (plural pseudoplastics)

plural pseudoplastics

  1. Any material that exhibits pseudoplasticity

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shear-thinning

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. Englishpseudoplastic

From pseudo- + plastic.

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoplastic

MLA

“pseudoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoplastic.

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