"thickener" meaning in All languages combined

See thickener on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: thickeners [plural]
Etymology: From thicken + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thicken|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From thicken + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thickener (plural thickeners)
  1. That which thickens.
    Sense id: en-thickener-en-noun-VYcmPZWZ
  2. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder. Synonyms: liaison Translations (thickening agent): 增稠劑 /增稠剂 (zēngchóujì) (Chinese Mandarin), zahušťovadlo [neuter] (Czech), sakeutusaine (Finnish), sakeute (Finnish), épaississant [masculine] (French), Verdickungsmittel [neuter] (German), Bindemittel [neuter] (German), Geliermittel [neuter] (German), Gelbildner [masculine] (German), Dickungsmittel [neuter] (German), қоюландырғыш (qoyuwlandırğıš) (Kazakh), zagęstnik [masculine] (Polish), zagęszczacz [masculine] (Polish), загусти́тель (zagustítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), espesador [masculine] (Spanish), espesante [masculine] (Spanish), förtjockningsmedel [neuter] (Swedish), tewychydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-thickener-en-noun-U1pHCJLe Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'thickening agent': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biothickener

Inflected forms

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