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Synonyms for thicken

deepen

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  • deepen
  • become more involved
  • become more complicated
  • become more mysterious
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Synonyms for thicken

to make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation

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Synonyms for thicken

make thick or thicker

become thick or thicker

make viscous or dense

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However, little is known about the osmolality of diets that are thickened for infants with the goal of improving the coordination of suction, breathing, and swallowing.
If you like a little shine to your gravy, thicken it with cornstarch.
syphilitica occur in forested areas and form thickened stems called rhizophores, following the classification proposed by Andreata and Menezes (1999) for S.
(15.) Mahli, DM, Steffenhagen, MJ, Xing, L, Glass, JE, "Surfactant Behavior and Its Influence on the Viscosity of Associative Thickeners Solutions, Thickened Latex Dispersions, and Waterborne Latex Coatings." J.
This study was designed to examine current practice in regards to the manually thickened liquids provided to these patients and compare that to the latest published research around this practice.
Once a laver of skim ice is established, lake ice can continue to thicken from both the top and bob tom.
If you are using a thickening powder, stir it into the water and leave it to thicken (read the instructions on it).
Researchers determined that ounce-per-ounce, low-fat, light-roasted peanut flours are able to promote more viscosity, or to thicken more effectively, than other peanut flours when they are dispersed in water and heated under controlled conditions.
Critical parts of the brain's outer layer, or cortex, thicken more rapidly during childhood and thin more drastically during adolescence in individuals with extremely high IQ scores compared with peers of average or moderately above-average intelligence, say neuroscientist Philip Shaw of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., and his colleagues.
Water thins the extra mucus, but caffeine tends to thicken it.
Based on the results of this testwork, Signet Engineering was able to select a final AMV thickener, sized to thicken 1.7 t/h of AMV without the use of flocculant.
But the power of The Word was in the choreography, so strong that it seemed to thicken the air and force the dancers to dare their way through it.
The answer to Chapter Two's question, "Why Did Government Thicken?", the author attributes to the processes of both conscious expansion and government reform.
"Lesquerella gum is stable enough to thicken over a wide range of pH levels or after peroxide bleaching.
Paul Mitchell Extra Body Thicken Up, PS12.95 @ HQHAIR.com Separate the underneath section of your hair and backcomb the roots of the top section.