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

ordinary (oh) and inspissate(2) (iou)


ordinary (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ordinarius, from ordo; ORDER1]
average, common, or usual, not different or special
::It's just an ordinary camera.
::The book is about ordinary people .
::Art should be part of ordinary life .
::It is good because it is written in friendly, ordinary language.
out of the ordinary
(=unusual or unexpected)
::Anything out of the ordinary made her nervous.
in the ordinary way BrE (=as normal)
::The money is taxed as income in the ordinary way.
sb/sth is no ordinary ...
(=used to say someone or something is very special)
::This is no ordinary car.
::Ruiz is no ordinary prisoner.
not particularly good or impressive
::I thought the paintings were pretty ordinary.
-- ordinariness n [U]

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.