inspissate
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inspissate
- /ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/
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Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).
verb inspissates · inspissating · inspissated
- 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.
- 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.
