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incrassative

incrassative noun: a substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.

Noun

incrassative (plural incrassatives)

  1. A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.
    • Incrassatives to thicken the blood.1666, G. Harvey, Morbus Anglicus

Adjective

incrassative (comparative more incrassative, superlative most incrassative)

  1. Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.
    • Its juice is very congealing, incrassative, and desiccative.1853, Edward Hamilton, The Flora Homoeopathica

Forms of incrassative

Noun
pluralincrassatives
Adjective
comparativemore incrassative
superlativemost incrassative

Origin of incrassative

From incrassate + -ive.

Questions about incrassative

What does incrassative mean?
Incrassative means a substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.
What part of speech is incrassative?
Incrassative can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of incrassative?
The plural of incrassative is incrassatives.

Words near incrassative in the dictionary

  1. incrassated
  2. incrassates
  3. incrassating
  4. incrassation
  5. incrassations
  6. incrassative
  7. incrassatives
  8. incrazysane
  9. increadable
  10. increasability
  11. increasable

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