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thickening noun [ ˈθɪk(ə)nɪŋ ]

• the process or result of becoming broader, deeper, or denser.
• "where two continents collide, some crustal thickening occurs"
• another term for thickener.

thickening adjective

• becoming broader, deeper, or denser.
• "a hazardous journey through thickening fog"

thicken verb

• make or become thick or thicker.
• "thicken the sauce with flour"
Similar: become thick/thicker, stiffen, become firmer, condense, become more concentrated, solidify, set, gel, congeal, clot, coagulate, cake, inspissate, gelatinize,


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