shear-thinning
Adjective
Meaning
shear-thinning (not comparable)
(viscometry) whose viscosity decreases with increasing shear rate
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Examples
Guar gum shows high low-shear viscosity but is strongly shear-thinning.
Guar gum shows high low-shear viscosity, but it is strongly shear-thinning.