Meanings
present singular third person inspissates · participle present inspissating · participle past inspissated · past inspissated
- transitiveTo 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.
2004, Ronald M. Atlas, Handbook of Microbiological Media, page 937Synonyms: reduce
- intransitiveOf 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.
1858, George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, The dispensatory of the United States of America, page 551
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.
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Origin
- Late Latininspissātus“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”
- Englishinspissate
Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).
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