Definition of thickening Thickening
/θɪˈkʌnɪŋ/ - [thikuning] - thick•en•ing
We found 13 definitions of thickening from 5 different sources.
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What does thickening mean?
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NounPlural: thickenings |
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| thickening - the act of thickening | ||
| inspissation | ||
| condensing, condensation the act of increasing the density of something | ||
| thickening - any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" | ||
| thickener | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
| thickening - any thickened enlargement | ||
| node, knob | ||
| convex shape, convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward | ||
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| thickening - becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot" | ||
| thickening - accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk" | ||
| deepening | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- thickening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Thicken - thickening (n.)
Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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thickening
Any thickened enlargement. -
thickening
In cooking, the process of increasing the viscosity of a liquid either by reduction, or by the addition of a thickening agent, typically containing starch.
Part of speech
🔤- thickening, verb, gerund of thicken (infinitive).
- thickening, noun, singular of thickenings.
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