lyotropy Physical Chem.
(laɪˈɒtrəpɪ)
[f. lyotrope a. + -y3.]
The change of internal pressure brought about in a solution by the solvent or solvents; the mechanism by which this is brought about.
| 1927 H. S. van Klooster tr. Kruyt's Colloids xvii. 237 Lyotropy, therefore, is probably not a hydration pure and simple, but one that orients the dipoles of water. 1937 Chem. Rev. XX. 169 (heading) Quantitative lyotropy. |