inspissate

English

Etymology

Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/

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Verb

inspissate (third-person singular simple present inspissates, present participle inspissating, simple past and past participle inspissated)

1. (transitive) To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.
   • 2004, Ronald M. Atlas, Handbook of Microbiological Media‎^[1], page 937:

     Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min.

2. (intransitive) Of a fluid: to become more 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

Related terms

• inspissation
• inspissator
• inspissant
• spissated
• spissitude

Anagrams

• antisepsis