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thickening

adjective
  1. becoming more intricate or complex
    “a thickening plot”
  2. accumulating and becoming more intense
    deepening
noun
  1. the act of thickening
    inspissation
  2. any thickened enlargement
    knobnode
  3. any material used to thicken
    “starch is used in cooking as a thickening”
    thickener