inspissating

Verb

inspissate (third-person singular simple present inspissates, present participle inspissating, simple past and past participle inspissated)

1. (transitive) To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.
   • Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min.2004, Ronald M. Atlas, Handbook of Microbiological Media, page 937

   Synonyms:

   reduce

2. (intransitive) Of a fluid: to become more viscous.
   • Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat.1858, George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, The dispensatory of the United States of America, page 551