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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing.
to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin inspissātus past participle of inspissāre to thicken, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + spissā(re) to thicken (derivative of spissus thick) + -tus past participle suffix
1620–30; < Late Latin inspissātus past participle of inspissāre to thicken, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + spissā(re) to thicken (derivative of spissus thick) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·spis·sa·tion, noun
in·spis·sa·tor, noun
non·in·spis·sat·ing, adjective
un·in·spis·sat·ed, adjective
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Inspissated
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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