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conspissation

conspissation noun: a thickening or making viscous; thickness.

Noun

conspissation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A thickening or making viscous; thickness
    • Of universall life each thing's deriv'd Whater'e appeareth in corporeall fashion;
      For body's but this spirit, fixt, grosse by conspissation1647, Henry More, Infinitie of Worlds
    Synonyms:
    inspissation
  2. - 1694, R. Burthogge, Essay upon Reason: The Cold of the Night[…]does much contribute to the Conspissation of the Spirits Vehicle.
    1. 1694, R. Burthogge, Essay upon Reason
    2. The Cold of the Night[…]does much contribute to the Conspissation of the Spirits Vehicle.

Synonyms of conspissation

Origin of conspissation

From Latin conspissatio, from inspissare (“to make thick”).

Questions about conspissation

What does conspissation mean?
Conspissation means a thickening or making viscous; thickness.
What part of speech is conspissation?
Conspissation is a noun.

Words near conspissation in the dictionary

  1. conspirophiles
  2. conspissate
  3. conspissated
  4. conspissates
  5. conspissating
  6. conspissation
  7. conspue
  8. conspued
  9. conspues
  10. conspuing
  11. conspurcate

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