Definitions for "Thickening"
Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
A procedure used to increase the solids content of sludge by removing a portion of the liquid.
A sludge treatment process that removes as much water as possible before final dewatering of the sludge.
Keywords:  gloom, dusk, deepening, felt, intricate
accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk"
becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"
In cooking, thickening is the process of increasing the viscosity of a liquid either by reduction, or by the addition of a thickening agent, typically containing starch.
Keywords:  yolks, butter, soups, flour, cream
A preparation of butter and flour, egg yolks or cream used to thicken and bind soups or sauces.
Keywords:  enlargement
any thickened enlargement
Keywords:  act
the act of thickening