Main entry: thickening, inspissation
Definition: the act of thickening
Main entry: node, knob, thickening
Definition: any thickened enlargement
Main entry: thickener, thickening
Definition: any material used to thicken
Usage: starch is used in cooking as a thickening
Main entry: deepening, thickening
Definition: accumulating and becoming more intense
Usage: the deepening gloom; felt a deepening love; the thickening dusk
Main entry: thickening
Definition: becoming more intricate or complex
Usage: a thickening plot