lyotrope, a. Physical Chem.
(ˈlaɪətrəʊp)
[ad. G. lyotrop (H. Freundlich Kapillarchemie (1909) 54), f. Gr. λύ-ειν to loosen + τροπή turn, turning.]
= lyotropic a. 1.
| 1915 W. W. Taylor Chem. Colloids i. 8 Among the reactions in which this lyotrope influence has been recognised are the following: the catalysis of esters, the inversion of cane sugar, the setting of gelatine, and the heat-coagulation of albumin. 1965 Biol. Abstr. XLVI. 480/2 Hofmeister's lyotrope salts modify the molecular structure of erythrocyte stroma protein. |