INSPISSATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inspissation mean? 

• INSPISSATION (noun)
  The noun INSPISSATION has 2 senses:

1. the process of thickening by dehydration

2. the act of thickening

  Familiarity information: INSPISSATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSPISSATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of thickening by dehydration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("inspissation" is a kind of...):

dehydration; desiccation; drying up; evaporation (the process of extracting moisture)

Derivation:

inspissate (make viscous or dense)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of thickening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

inspissation; thickening

Hypernyms ("inspissation" is a kind of...):

condensation; condensing (the act of increasing the density of something)

Derivation:

inspissate (become thick or thicker)

inspissate (make thick or thicker)

inspissate (make viscous or dense)