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inspissation

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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.
[From Late Latin nspissre, nspisst-, to thicken : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin spissus, thick.]
inspis·sation n.
in·spissator n.
inspissation
the process of rendering a liquid thicker by evaporation. — inspissant, n. — inspissate, adj.
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Noun1.inspissation - the process of thickening by dehydration
drying up, evaporation, desiccation, dehydration - the process of extracting moisture
2.inspissation - the act of thickening
thickening
condensing, condensation - the act of increasing the density of something
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