Meanings
adjectivethixotropic (comparative more thixotropic, superlative most thixotropic)
comparative more thixotropic · superlative most thixotropic
- chemistryBecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
Antonyms: rheopectic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
Opposite
Origin
- Ancient Greekθίξις (thíxis)
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishthixotropic
From Ancient Greek θίξις (thíxis, “touch”) + English -tropic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tiksotrooppinen
- tiksotrooppinenbecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand
Italian tixotropico
- tixotropicobecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand
Russian тиксотро́пный
- тиксотро́пный (tiksotrópnyj)becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand
Spanish tisotrópico
- tisotrópicobecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand
Swedish tixotrop
- tixotropbecoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thixotropic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
thixotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thixotropic
MLA
“thixotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thixotropic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thixotropic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thixotropic.
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