conspissation

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noun

A thickening or making viscous; thickness

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inspissation
OriginLatin conspissatio →
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Meanings

nounconspissation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA thickening or making viscous; thickness

    Of universall life each thing's deriv'd Whater'e appeareth in corporeall fashion; For body's but this spirit, fixt, grosse by conspissation

    1647, Henry More, Infinitie of Worlds

    Synonyms: inspissation

  2. uncountable- 1694, R. Burthogge, Essay upon Reason: The Cold of the Night[…]does much contribute to the Conspissation of the Spirits Vehicle.
    1. uncountable1694, R. Burthogge, Essay upon Reason
    2. uncountableThe Cold of the Night[…]does much contribute to the Conspissation of the Spirits Vehicle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thickening or making viscous; thickness

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inspissation

Origin

  1. Latinconspissatio
  2. Englishconspissation

From Latin conspissatio, from inspissare (“to make thick”).

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APA

conspissation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspissation

MLA

“conspissation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspissation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conspissation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspissation.

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