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inspissation (n.)

c. 1600, from Medieval Latin inspissationem (nominative inspissatio), noun of action from past participle stem of inspissare, from in- "in, into" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin spissare "to thicken," related to spissus "thick" (see spissitude).

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Definitions of inspissation from WordNet

inspissation (n.)
the process of thickening by dehydration;
inspissation (n.)
the act of thickening;
Synonyms: thickening
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