thickening
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English thicken.
Origin
English
thicken
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Cognates and derived terms
- antithickening English
- hyperthickening English
- nonthickening English
- overthicken English
- rethicken English
- thick English
- thicken English
- thickener English
- thickenen Middle English