incrassative

English

Etymology

incrassate +‎ -ive

Noun

incrassative (plural incrassatives)

1. A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.
   • 1666, G. Harvey, Morbus Anglicus:

     Incrassatives to thicken the blood.

Adjective

incrassative (comparative more incrassative, superlative most incrassative)

1. Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.
   • 1853, Edward Hamilton, The Flora Homoeopathica:

     Its juice is very congealing, incrassative, and desiccative.

References

• “incrassative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.