thickening

Plural: thickenings

Noun

• any material used to thicken
  • "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"
• any thickened enlargement
• the act of thickening
• The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
• A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
• A thickened part of a structure.

Verb

• make thick or thicker
• become thick or thicker
• make viscous or dense
• present participle and gerund of thicken

Adjective Satellite

• accumulating and becoming more intense
  • "the thickening dusk"
• becoming more intricate or complex
  • "a thickening plot"

Adj

• Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.

Synonyms

deepening, inspissate, inspissation, knob, node, thicken, thickener

Antonyms

thin

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