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thickener
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thick·en  (thkn)
tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens
1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway.
2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex: The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened.
thicken·er n.
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Noun1.thickener - any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"
thickening
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
Translations
thickener [ˈθɪkənəʳ] N → espesador m
thickener, thickening
n (for sauces) → Bindemittel nt
thickener [ˈθɪk/ənəʳ] n → addensante m
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