Meaning of INSPISSATION
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- [n] the act of thickening
- [n] the process of thickening by dehydration
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| | See Also: | | condensation, condensing, dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`spis*sa"tion\, n.
The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid
substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so
thickened.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The increase in the viscosity of a complex liquid, such as a deposit of petroleum, by the evaporation of water (and the lighter fractions of oil deposits) and the escape of gases from it. |
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