See Also: inspissate(medicine)
inspissate(1)(dictionary)
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inspissate(2) (iou)



inspissate verb. E17.
[Late Latin inspissat- pa. ppl stem of inspissare, formed as IN-2 + spissus thick, dense: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Make thick or dense; esp. reduce (a liquid) to a semi-solid consistency. E17.
G. Berkeley Pitch is tar inspissated.
verb intrans. Become thick or dense. M18.
inspi'ssation noun E17.
'inspissator noun an apparatus for thickening serum etc. by heat L19.