thickening

thick·en·ing  (thk-nng)

n.

1. The act or process of making or becoming thick.

2. Material used to thicken: stir in a thickening of flour and water.

3. A thickened part.

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thickening [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

n

1. something added to a liquid to thicken it

2. a thickened part or piece

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thickening - any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" thickener 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"
	2.	thickening - any thickened enlargement node, knob convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
	3.	thickening - the act of thickening inspissation condensing, condensation - the act of increasing the density of something
Adj.	1.	thickening - accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk" deepening intensifying - increasing in strength or intensity
	2.	thickening - becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot" complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"