thickener

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thickener

noun thickeners

That which thickens. This is a new twist, a plot thickener.
Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
Similar: liaison

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noun thickening agent

Español	espesador, espesante
中文	增稠劑 /增稠剂 zēngchóujì
Français	épaississant
Deutsch	Verdickungsmittel, Bindemittel, Geliermittel, Gelbildner, Dickungsmittel
Русский	загусти́тель zagustítelʹ

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@misc{thickener_2026,
  title = {thickener},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thickener},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}