THICKENING

• (noun) the act of thickening

  synonyms : inspissation

• (noun) any thickened enlargement

  synonyms : knob , node

• (noun) any material used to thicken

  "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"

  synonyms : thickener

• (adj.) accumulating and becoming more intense

  "the deepening gloom", "felt a deepening love", "the thickening dusk"

  synonyms : deepening

• (adj.) becoming more intricate or complex

  "a thickening plot"

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