thixotropy (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[thixotropy 词源字典]
1927, coined in German from Greek thixis "touching" (related to thinganein "to touch," from PIE root *dheigh- "to form, build; see dough) + trope "turning" (see trope (n.)). Related: Thixotropic.[thixotropy etymology, thixotropy origin, 英语词源]