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thickener|ˈθɪk(ə)nə(r)| [f. prec. vb. + -er1.] That which (or one who) thickens; in Dyeing, a substance used to increase the consistence of the colours or mordants.
1652French Yorksh. Spa iv. 46 The body is to be annointed with oyle, with spissaments or thickeners. 1732Arbuthnot Rules of Diet in Aliments, etc. 261 Thickeners of the Humours. 1883R. Haldane Workshop Receipts Ser. ii. 206/2 The next step..is the removal of the thickeners. |