Definitions
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- noun physics The property of a material that is both
viscous andelastic - noun physics The branch of
rheology that studies such materials
Etymologies
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There are materials that have some limited flow known as viscoelasticity.
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Materials with viscoelasticity may seem to flow slowly for a while but then stop.
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Its viscoelasticity makes gluten an important ingredient in the production of baked goods as well as an additive that is often used in the production of other food products.
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This polysaccharide demonstrates high viscoelasticity and is very stable.
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The popular toy Silly Putty ™ is a classic example of complex viscoelasticity, bouncing better than a rubber ball under a sharp, sudden force but slumping into a puddle when left alone.
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- The viscoelasticity of xanthan gum improves the binding of air within the dough, which gives the bread lift.
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Computations reveal that viscoelasticity alone does not give rise to a small, satellite bead between two much larger main beads but that inertia is required for its formation.
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This polysaccharide demonstrates high viscoelasticity and is very stable.
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They were gene products (proteins) but also networks of physical processes that shaped and patterned organisms using adhesion, polarization, viscoelasticity, etc.
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DPMs consist of the gene products of what is known as the "developmental-genetic toolkit," but considered in subsets, as dynamical networks embodying physical processes characteristic of chemically and mechanically excitable meso - to macroscopic systems like cell aggregates: cohesion, viscoelasticity, diffusion, and spatio-temporal heterogeneity based on lateral inhibition, and multistable and oscillatory dynamics.
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