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Thickening

of Thicken

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Similar meaning 4

Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Intensifying 84% connected

of Intensify

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Intensifying 84% connected

of Intensify

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Broader term 5

Condensation 76% connected

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Condensing 76% connected

of Condense

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Convexity 76% connected

The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Derivationally related 4

Inspissate 74% connected

To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inspissate 74% connected

To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Thicken 74% connected

To make thick (in any sense of the word).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Thicken 74% connected

To make thick (in any sense of the word).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Deepening 92% connected

of Deepen

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Inspissation 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Knob 92% connected

A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Node 92% connected

A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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