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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a thickening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a process or result of becoming denser or more substantial, often in relation to liquids or materials.
Example: "As the sauce simmers, a thickening occurs, enhancing its flavor and texture."
Alternatives: "an increase in viscosity" or "a densification".
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There's a thickening atmosphere of trickery and malevolence.
For me, it creeps in gradually and insidiously, like a thickening fog.
(Such material sat under a thickening layer of dust until it was resuscitated for Indiana Jones).
It will also be able to predict a thickening failure, which is when the effluent doesn't settle correctly and creates a costly sludge blanket in the tank.
In one recipe, crumbled bread provided a thickening.
A thickening fog hovers visibly in the balcony, a milieu I find more than inviting.
It also contains a thickening complex using pectin, as extensive hydrolysates are particularly liquid.
In toothpaste, glycerin is used as a thickening agent.
To balance out the brow, you'll need a thickening mascara.
A little flour works as a thickening agent.
The most common cause is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening or enlargement of the heart muscle.
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