[
UK
/θˈɪkənd/
]
[ US /ˈθɪkənd/ ]
[ US /ˈθɪkənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
made thick in consistency
flour-thickened gravy
dust-thickened saliva -
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
with a workman's callous hands
calloused skin -
made or having become thick
thickened bronchial arteries
How To Use thickened In A Sentence
- Radiographs of the fingertips of rock climbers, for example, show unusual bony spurs and thickened phalanges.
- Bring to the boil and slowly add the arrowroot mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened.
- The cuticle of the anterior margin of each segment is thickened towards the interior of the animal in order to form a pachycyclus for the attachment of longitudinal muscles.
- His sudden hot desire thickened the air between them and gave it a honeylike scent that only Brynna and her unwanted devotee could smell. Highborn
- The thickened digestive fluids made by the pancreas are prevented from reaching the small intestine, where they are needed to digest food.
- The epidermal cells are all thickened very much and the outer layer is cutinized and impregnated with silica. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
- It was what the poets mean by an 'inspissated' gloom; it thickened day by day, as hope and self-confidence evaporated in thin clouds of disappointment. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments
- Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails.
- Keep in mind, too, that most commercial soy milks, especially the fortified ones, contain added salt and sweeteners (cane juice, usually) and are thickened with carrageenan (extracted from seaweed).
- After cooking in syrup, the cakes are soaked in a mixture called rabri - cream plus thickened fresh milk, flavoured with pandanus.