thickening
Becoming more viscous
Thickening is the process of becoming thicker or making something thicker: The thickening fog made driving dangerous.
In cooking, a thickening is a substance added to liquids to increase viscosity—flour, cornstarch, or roux: Add the thickening gradually while stirring.
The word also names a thickened area or mass: a thickening in the arterial wall.
Cooked fat-flour paste
- cornstarchMaize-derived thickening powder
- flourMilled grain powder
- arrowrootDigestible tropical starch
- slurrySemifluid mixture of solids
reduction · simmering · whisking · stirring · velouté · gelatin · pectin · xanthan
Coagulated mass
- curdleCongeal into lumps
- congealSolidify from liquid state
- solidifyMake or become hard
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
set · coagulate · clump · thrombus · fibrin · coagulant · blood · plasma
Gathered or intensified
- compactTightly packed together
- denseClosely packed together
- condensedMade more compact
- substantialOf notable size or importance
Reliable adherence to standards
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- gelatinizationStarch swelling in liquid
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
emulsification · stabilizers · gums · tempering · syrupy · paste · gooey · sticky
Obscured by atmosphere
misty · opaque · smoky · milky · muddy · unclear · sediment · suspension
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- expandingGrowing in scope
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
spreading · accumulating · developing · increasing · building
roux
Cooked fat-flour paste
- cornstarchMaize-derived thickening powder
- flourMilled grain powder
- arrowrootDigestible tropical starch
slurry · reduction · simmering · whisking · stirring · velouté · gelatin · pectin · xanthan · guar
clot
Coagulated mass
gel · set · coagulate · clump · thrombus · fibrin · coagulant · blood · plasma · curdling
concentrated
Gathered or intensified
substantial · rich · layered · lush · impenetrable · solid · heavy
consistency
Reliable adherence to standards
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- gelatinizationStarch swelling in liquid
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
concentration · emulsification · stabilizers · gums · tempering · syrupy · paste · gooey · sticky · texture
cloudy
Obscured by atmosphere
foggy · misty · opaque · smoky · milky · muddy · unclear · sediment · suspension · particulate
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
bulging · spreading · accumulating · developing · increasing · building
- tissue responsesinflammation, swelling, redness, scarring, fibrosis
- gelling processesgelling, setting, congealing, firming, coagulation
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
thickeningthinning
Reducing density or number
diluting · liquefying · watering down · loosening · softening
thickeningthinning
Reducing density or number
narrowing · tapering · slimming · attenuating · contracting
thickeningthinning
Reducing density or number
diluting · dispersing · rarefying · diffusing · attenuating
- thickening agentSubstance increasing liquid viscosity