inspissate

English

Etymology

• From Latin īnspissāre, "to thicken".

Verb

inspissate (third-person singular simple present inspissates, present participle inspissating, simple past and past participle inspissated)

1. (transitive) To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense.
   • 2004, Ronald M. Atlas, Handbook of Microbiological Media^[1], page 937:

     Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min.

2. (intransitive) To become viscous.
   • 1858, George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, The dispensatory of the United States of America^[2], page 551:

     Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat.

Synonyms

• reduce

Related terms

• inspissation
• inspissator
• inspissant
• spissated
• spissitude

Anagrams

• antisepsis