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thixotropy (adj.)
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
.