shear thinning

Also contains definition of: shear thickening
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05640
If @V06627@ is a univalued function of the rate of shear, a decrease of the @V06627@ with increasing rate of shear is called shear thinning, and an increase of the @V06627@ shear thickening.
Source:
PAC, 1979, 51, 1213. (Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry Part 1.13. Definitions, Terminology and Symbols for Rheological Properties) on page 1217 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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