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thickener

thick·en·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thik-uh-ner]
    • /ˈθɪk ə nər/
    • /ˈθɪk.ən.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thik-uh-ner]
    • /ˈθɪk ə nər/

Definitions of thickener word

  • noun thickener something that thickens. 1
  • noun thickener an apparatus for the sedimentation and removal of solids suspended in various liquids. 1
  • noun thickener starchy substance for thickening liquids 1
  • variable noun thickener A thickener is a substance that is added to a liquid in order to make it stiffer and more solid. 0
  • noun thickener A thickener is a vessel or stage in which gravity brings together suspended solids. 0
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Origin of thickener

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; thicken + -er1

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Parts of speech for Thickener

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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thickener popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for thickener

noun thickener

  • arrowroot — Arrowroot is a substance obtained from a West Indian plant. It is used in cooking, for example for thickening sauces or in making biscuits.
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Related words

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    a white, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 2 C 18 H 35 O 2 , used as a drier in paints and as a thickener in lubricating oils.

  • arrowroot

    Arrowroot is a substance obtained from a West Indian plant. It is used in cooking, for example for thickening sauces or in making biscuits.

  • filé

    a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.

  • gumbo

    a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener.

  • pudding

    a thick, soft dessert, typically containing flour or some other thickener, milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener: tapioca pudding.

  • tapioca

    a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
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