inspissation
in·spis·sate (
n-sps
t
, nsp-st)
intr. & tr.v. in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing, in·spis·sates
To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.
[From Late Latin 
nspissre, nspisst-, to thicken : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin spissus, thick.]
inspis·sation n.
in·spissator n.
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| Noun | 1. | inspissation – the process of thickening by dehydration |
| 2. | inspissation – the act of thickening
condensing, condensation – the act of increasing the density of something
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