pseudoplastic

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English

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Etymology

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From pseudo- +‎ plastic.

Adjective

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pseudoplastic (comparative more pseudoplastic, superlative most pseudoplastic)

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

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Noun

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pseudoplastic (plural pseudoplastics)

  1. Any material that exhibits pseudoplasticity