thickening

IPA: θˈɪkʌnɪŋ

Examples of "thickening" in Sentences

BRODSKY: ... mild mitral valve thickening, which is a heart defect.
• Use sweet rice flour to replace the traditional wheat flour in thickening gravy.
Little Wolf-Willow's head was whirling, his brain thickening, his fingers clutching aimlessly.
To that end, I specifically raise concerns about the so-called thickening of the Canada-U.S. border.
As with all fermented milks, the thickening is an indication that the product has reached a certain acidity 0.8%, pH 4.6 and so a distinct tartness.
21Blau had previously acknowledged the role of the photographic giant Ilford in thickening emulsion layers on the photographic plates to make the entire particle tracks visible.
A group of Canadian officials is calling for the appointment of special ambassadors on both sides of the border to help deal with what they call the thickening of international crossings.
Hence aqueous bodies do not thicken when they solidify; for thickening occurs when the moisture goes off and the dry matter comes together, but water is the only liquid that does not thicken.
Recently, there has been much publicity suggesting that breast implants made of silicone gel may trigger autoimmune diseases in women, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma, a connective tissue disease characterized by the thickening of the skin.