thixotropic

noun Chemistry.

1. the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.

adjective

1. (of fluids and gels) having a viscosity that decreases when a stress is applied, as when stirredthixotropic paints

adj.1927, from thixotropy, coined in German from Greek thixis “touching” + trope “turning” (see trope (n.)). n.

1. The property exhibited by certain gels of becoming fluid when stirred or shaken and returning to the semisolid state upon standing.