"thickener" meaning in English

See thickener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: thickeners [plural]
Etymology: From thicken + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thicken|er}} 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. Translations (thickening agent): 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 (qoülandyrğyş) (Kazakh), zagęstnik [masculine] (Polish), zagęszczacz [masculine] (Polish), загусти́тель (zagustítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), förtjockningsmedel [neuter] (Swedish), tewychydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-thickener-en-noun-U1pHCJLe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'thickening agent': 13 87

Inflected forms

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