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lyotropic

adj lyo·tro·pic \ˌlī-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträp-ik\

Medical Definition of LYOTROPIC

:  of, relating to, or being a liquid crystal that is prepared by mixing two substances of which one (as water) is polar in nature and that may assume a series of states from that of a solid to a true solution depending on the proportions of the two substances in the mixture
ly·ot·ro·py \lī-ˈä-trə-pē\ noun, plural ly·ot·ro·pies

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