Meanings
nounthickener (plural thickeners)
plural thickeners
- That which thickens.
This is a new twist, a plot thickener.
1991, Pat Pattison, Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure - Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
Synonyms: liaison
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
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Chinese Mandarin 增稠劑 /增稠剂
- 增稠劑 /增稠剂 (zēngchóujì)thickening agent
Czech zahušťovadlo
- zahušťovadlothickening agent
Finnish sakeutusaine, sakeute
- sakeutusainethickening agent
- sakeutethickening agent
French épaississant
- épaississantthickening agent
German Verdickungsmittel, Bindemittel
- Verdickungsmittelthickening agent
- Bindemittelthickening agent
- Geliermittelthickening agent
- Gelbildnerthickening agent
- Dickungsmittelthickening agent
Polish zagęstnik, zagęszczacz
- zagęstnikthickening agent
- zagęszczaczthickening agent
Russian загусти́тель
- загусти́тель (zagustítelʹ)thickening agent
Spanish espesador, espesante
- espesadorthickening agent
- espesantethickening agent
Swedish förtjockningsmedel
- förtjockningsmedelthickening agent
Welsh tewychydd
- tewychyddthickening agent
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APA
thickener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickener
MLA
“thickener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickener. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thickener,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickener.
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