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Dictionary: thick·en·ing   (thĭk'ə-nĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act or process of making or becoming thick.
  2. Material used to thicken: stir in a thickening of flour and water.
  3. A thickened part.

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The production of a concentrated slurry from a dilute suspension of solid particles in a liquid. In practice, a thickener also usually generates a clear liquid; therefore clarification is generally a concurrent process. Thickening and clarification are outcomes of sedimentation, and both are representative of a group of industrial processes termed mechanical separations. Although thickening may be carried out either batchwise or continuously, the latter method is more common. See also Clarification; Sedimentation (industry).

Thickeners are especially useful when large volumes of dilute slurries must be treated, as in manufacture of cement, production of magnesium from seawater, treatment of sewage, purification of water, treatment of coal, and dressing of metallurgical ores.


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In cooking, thickening is the process of increasing the viscosity of a liquid either by reduction, or by the addition of a thickening agent, typically containing starch.

Desserts are often thickened with sago, tapioca, gelatin or a gelatine substitute such as agar. Soups, sauces and stews are more often thickened with a starchy product like cornstarch, arrowroot or wheat flour, or a fat and flour mixture such as roux or beurre manié. More rarely, savoury dishes may be thickened with blood.


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Common misspelling(s) of thickening

  • thikning

Translations: Thickener
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortykkelse, jævning

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Culin) épaississant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bindemittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παχυντικό, πυκνωτικό

Italiano (Italian)
addensante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espessador (m), engrossador (m)

Русский (Russian)
уплотнитель, сгуститель, концентратор

Español (Spanish)
n. - espesador, condensador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förtjockningsmedel, redning (kok.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
增稠剂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 增稠劑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 굵게 하는 것, 침전 장치, 농축 장치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 沈澱濃縮装置, 濃化剤, 沈降濃縮装置

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעבה, חומר עיבוי‬


 
 
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