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  • 61thicken — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become thicker] Syn. coagulate, curdle, petrify, ossify, solidify, freeze, clot, set, congeal, gel, grow thick; see also harden 2 , stiffen 1 . Ant. flow*, thaw, weaken. 2. [To make thicker] Syn. reinforce, add, expand,… …

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  • 62Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …

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  • 63blood-curdling — also bloodcurdling, 1817, from BLOOD (Cf. blood) + prp. of CURDLE (Cf. curdle). Also formerly with a noun form, bloodcurdler incident which freezes the blood, especially sensational story, 1877, slang; also in use in this sense was blood freezer… …

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  • 64coagulate — early 15c., from L. coagulatus, pp. of coagulare to cause to curdle, from cogere to curdle, collect (see COGENT (Cf. cogent)). Earlier coagule, c.1400, from M.Fr. coaguler. Related: Coagulated; coagulating …

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  • 65rennet — {{11}}rennet (1) inner membrane of a calf s stomach, c.1400, probably from an unrecorded O.E. *rynet, related to gerennan cause to run together, because it makes milk run or curdle; from P.Gmc. *rannijanan, causative of *renwanan to run (see RUN… …

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  • 66clabber — chiefly US noun milk that has clotted on souring. verb curdle or cause to curdle. Origin C19: from Ir. bainne clabair, denoting thick milk for churning …

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  • 67coagulate — coagulate, congeal, set, curdle, clot, jelly, jell are comparable when meaning to form or cause to form a stiff mass that is solid or at least cohesive. Coagulate implies a thickening or solidification of a liquid and usually the making insoluble …

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  • 68coagulate — co•ag•u•late v. [[t]koʊˈæg yəˌleɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, adj. 1) to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal 2) biochem. (of blood) to form or cause to form a clot 3) Obs. coagulated • Etymology:… …

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  • 69coagulate — verb (coagulated, coagulating) –verb (i) /koʊˈægjəleɪt / (say koh agyuhlayt) 1. to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal. –verb (t) /koʊˈægjəleɪt / (say koh agyuhlayt) 2. to change (a fluid) into a thickened mass; curdle;… …

  • 70dherebh- —     dherebh     English meaning: to harden     Deutsche Übersetzung: “gerinnen, gerinnen machen, ballen, dickflũssig”     Material: O.Ind. drapsá ḥ m. “drip”??; Gk. τρέφεσθαι, τετροφέναι “ curdle, coagulate, harden, be firm “, τρέφω, Dor. τράφω …

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