I also looked up this word, but it didn't sound like something that would be said in Law and Order.
Don't know what thinkcharlene heard, but (to my surprise) this is actually a word. A dilatant material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear (also termed shear thickening)--like Silly Putty. :-)
Are you sure you didn't hear dilettante?
Law & Order - Season 12, Episode 8 - "The Fire This Time"
I also looked up this word, but it didn't sound like something that would be said in Law and Order.
Don't know what thinkcharlene heard, but (to my surprise) this is actually a word. A dilatant material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear (also termed shear thickening)--like Silly Putty. :-)
Are you sure you didn't hear dilettante?
Law & Order - Season 12, Episode 8 - "The Fire This Time"