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INSPISSATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of thickening

Synonyms:

inspissation; thickening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("inspissation" is a kind of...):

condensation; condensing (the act of increasing the density of something)

Derivation:

inspissate (become thick or thicker)

inspissate (make thick or thicker)

inspissate (make viscous or dense)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of thickening by dehydration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("inspissation" is a kind of...):

dehydration; desiccation; drying up; evaporation (the process of extracting moisture)

Derivation:

inspissate (make viscous or dense)

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