inspissate

verb
/ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/

Etymology

Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).

  1. borrowed from inspissātus — “thickened, having been made thick or thicker

Definitions

  1. To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling,…

    To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.

    • Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min.
  2. Of a fluid

    Of a fluid: to become more viscous.

    • Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat.

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