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Definition of Thickening

Thickening
Thicken Thick"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint. (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men. (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.] And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak. (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
Thickening
Thickening Thick"en*ing, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.

Meaning of Thickening from wikipedia

- product. Thickening agents are often regulated as food additives and as cosmetics and personal hygiene product ingredients. Some thickening agents are...
- or even aspiration, and that thickening drinks enables them to swallow safely. Patients may be advised to consume thickened liquids after being extubated...
- Pleural thickening is an increase in the bulkiness of one or both of the pulmonary pleurae. Pleural plaques are patchy collections of hyalinized collagen...
- (also termed shear thickening) material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear strain. Such a shear thickening fluid, also known by...
- plot thickens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Plot Thickens may refer to: The Plot Thickens (film), a 1936 mystery film The Plot Thickens, alternate...
- Peribronchial cuffing, also referred to as peribronchial thickening or bronchial wall thickening, is a radiologic sign which occurs when excess fluid or...
- stenosis, which is the thickening of the pulmonary valve, therefore causing narrowing Mitral valve stenosis, which is the thickening of the mitral valve...
- The dural tail sign (also known as "dural thickening", "flare sign", or "meningeal sign") is a radiological finding observed in magnetic resonance imaging...
- in most compensation systems. Diffuse pleural thickening (DPT) is non-cir****scribed fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura with areas of adherence...
- its shear thickening properties, as long as the individual moves quickly enough to provide enough force with each step to cause the thickening. Also, if...