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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

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Of, or pertaining to, liquid plastics which contain suspended colloidal solids (such as finely divided silica) that are gel-like at rest but become fluid when applied.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - thixotropic

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It is important that the gel formed by the mud, when drilling is not in progress, be thixotropic (i.e., that it be readily converted to a fluid state by agitation and then gel again when at rest) in order to prevent the cuttings from settling to the bottom of the hole.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - thixotropic

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Most drilling fluids must be thixotropic so that the cuttings in the fluid will remain in suspension when circulation is stopped.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - thixotropic

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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Se dit d'une substance qui se comporte au repos comme un gel, mais comme un liquide visqueux quand on la remue.  3, fiche 1, Français, - thixotrope

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Fluide thixotrope.  4, fiche 1, Français, - thixotrope

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol

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Se dice de una sustancia que se comporta como un gel cuando está en reposo, pero como líquido viscoso cuando se agita.  1, fiche 1, Espagnol, - tixotr%C3%B3pica