lyotropic

adjective

lyo·​tro·​pic ˌlī-ə-ˈtrō-pik  -ˈträp-ik 

: 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

lyotropy

lī-ˈä-trə-pē 

noun

plural lyotropies