dilatant

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A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear
Exhibiting dilatancy
A dilator
Tending to dilate, or causing dilation
(adjective) Tending to dilate; dilating
(adjective) Exhibiting dilatancy
Increasing in viscosity and setting to a solid as a result of deformation by expansion, pressure or agitation (shear)
{s} extending, expanding, widening
A non-Newtonian fluid for which viscosity increases as the shear rate increases The process is termed shear-thickening
Fluid characterized by an increase in viscosity with an increasing shear rate