thickener

English

Etymology

From thicken +‎ -er.

Noun

thickener (plural thickeners)

1. That which thickens.
   • 1991, Pat Pattison, Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure:

     This is a new twist, a plot thickener.

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

Translations

thickening agent

• Czech: zahušťovadlo n
• Finnish: sakeutusaine, sakeute
• French: épaississant (fr) m
• German: Verdickungsmittel (de) n, Bindemittel (de) n, Geliermittel (de) n, Gelbildner m, Dickungsmittel n
• Kazakh: қоюландырғыш (qoülandyrğyş)
• Polish: zagęstnik (pl) m, zagęszczacz (pl) m
• Russian: загусти́тель (ru) m (zagustítelʹ)
• Swedish: förtjockningsmedel (sv) n
• Welsh: tewychydd m

Anagrams

• Kitchener, kitchener, rethicken