Meaning

2 senses
  1. That which thickens.

  2. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.

    Verdickungsmittel, Bindemittel, Geliermittel

    загусти́тельzagustítelʹ

More definitions
  • any material used to thicken

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
thickening agent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
thickening agent:

Origin

From thicken + -er.

From thicken + -er.

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Forms

plural: thickeners
Singularthickener
Pluralthickeners

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedthicken

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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