different between thicken vs inspissant

English

Etymology

From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, equivalent to thick +? -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???k?n/
• Rhymes: -?k?n

Verb

thicken (third-person singular simple present thickens, present participle thickening, simple past and past participle thickened)

1. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
2. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).

3. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
4. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
5. (transitive) To strengthen; to confirm.
6. (transitive) To make more frequent.

Synonyms

• (make wider): broaden, enwiden; see also Thesaurus:widen
• (make more viscous): condense, engross, inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken
• (become wider): widen
• (become more viscous): inspissate
• (strengthen): build up, reinforce; see also Thesaurus:strengthen
• (make more frequent):

Related terms

• thickener
• the plot thickens

Translations

Anagrams

• Chetnik, Kitchen, chetnik, ethnick, kitchen

English

Noun

inspissant (plural inspissants)

1. A thickening agent.

Adjective

inspissant (not comparable)

1. That thickens.

Related terms

• inspissate