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thickeners

thickeners is the plural of thickener.

Meaning of thickener

Noun

thickener (plural thickeners)

  1. That which thickens.
    • This is a new twist, a plot thickener.1991, Pat Pattison, Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure
  2. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
    Synonyms:
    liaison

Questions about thickeners

What is thickeners the plural of?
Thickeners is the plural of thickener.

Words near thickeners in the dictionary

  1. thicken up
  2. thickenable
  3. thickened
  4. thickened up
  5. thickener
  6. thickeners
  7. thickening
  8. thickening agent
  9. thickening agents
  10. thickening layer
  11. thickening ring

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