INSPISSATION

thickening, inspissation

(noun) the act of thickening

inspissation

(noun) the process of thickening by dehydration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

inspissation (countable and uncountable, plural inspissations)

The act of thickening. The process by which something is inspissated.

Source: Wiktionary


In`spis*sa"tion, n.

Definition: The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 September 2024

SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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