antithickening
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anti- + thickening.
Adjective
[edit]antithickening (not comparable)
- Preventing or inhibiting thickening.
- 1990, Lendal Henry Kotschevar, Short Order Cooking, page 95:
- Sometimes flour is lightly or heavily prebrowned for roux. This process adds flavor and color but destroys some of the thickening power of the flour; acidic foods also have this antithickening effect.