thickening agent

English

Noun

thickening agent (plural thickening agents)

1. any substance used to increase viscosity, especially of a food product

Synonyms

• thickener
• viscosifier

Translations

any substance used to increase viscosity

• Czech: zahušťovadlo n
• Finnish: sakeutusaine
• German: Bindemittel (de) n, Dickungsmittel n, Verdickungsmittel (de) n, Eindickmittel n, Geliermittel (de) n, Gelbildner m
• Polish: zagęstnik (pl) m, zagęszczacz (pl) m