inspissating

Variant of inspissate

inspissate definition

in·spis·sate (in spis′āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb inspissated -·sat′ed, inspissating -·sat′·ing

to thicken, as by evaporation; condense

Etymology: < LL inspissatus, thick < L in-, in + spissatus, pp. of spissare, to thicken < spissus, thick < IE base *spei-, to flourish, grow fat > speed, Ger speck, bacon

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