inspissate
English
Etymology
Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense.
- 2004, Ronald M. Atlas, Handbook of Microbiological Media[1], page 937:
- Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min.
- (intransitive) To become viscous.
- 1858, George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, The dispensatory of the United States of America[2], page 551:
- Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat.
Synonyms
- (to thicken): reduce; see also Thesaurus:thicken