Nov 5, 2002 11:32
21 yrs ago
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French term

rhéofluidifiant

French to English Tech/Engineering liquids
term connected with viscosity of fluids. I know what it means but what is the English term? Similarly for "rhéoépaississant"

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shear thinning and shear thickening

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Note added at 2002-11-05 12:26:08 (GMT)
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I have found this translation on Termium for \'rhéofluidification\' and it seems that it can be used as adjectives too so....
Peer comment(s):

agree blomguib (X) : those are, indeed, the terms we use to indicate higher or lower viscosity upon application of shear stress
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agree Bourth (X) : yep, that's what yogurts do best
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thinning viscosity

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http://tel.ccsd.cnrs.fr/documents/archives0/00/00/09/60/
A rheological study shows that the dominant property of a solution of the rigid polymer Xanthane is the shear thinning viscosity....
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Comment: "Thanks, but I am looking for an adjective.(Such as "thixotro"
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