States of matter: "viscoelastic fluid", familiar term is "cream"

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(I am not sure where to place this within the forums, and also not sure what title topic should be)

While trying an online search to find precise terminology for various solids type matter forms but not necessarily firm solid form, I found a little information telling that cream is more precisely a viscoelastic fluid.

My interest about these things comes from wanting better descriptions of soaps which are either hard, or soft, or something between, or for some which are 'too' soft; and a few other kinds of materials.

https://homeandkitchenblog.com/what-state-of-matter-is-cream/

(MAYBE this is like a T.I.L. type of thing?)

 

[BillTre]

Sounds like gels to me.
A flexi-solid in a solution (between the gel's molecular scaffolding). Gels can come in a whole range of stiffnesses from very solid to a very mushy mess.