inspissate (redirected from inspissated)

in·spis·sate  (n-spst, nsp-st)

intr. & tr.v. in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing, in·spis·sates

To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.

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[From Late Latin nspissre, nspisst-, to thicken : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin spissus, thick.]

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inspis·sation n.

in·spissator n.

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inspissate [ɪnˈspɪseɪt]

vb

(Chemistry) Archaic to thicken, as by evaporation

[from Late Latin inspissātus thickened, from Latin spissāre to thicken, from spissus thick]

inspissation  n

inspissator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inspissate - make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" thicken change integrity - change in physical make-up
	2.	inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" thicken alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" thicken, inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
	3.	inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" thicken change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" thicken, inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"