Densify

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make (more) dense. transitive

    "Some space missions cool the propellant to almost freezing to densify it, so they can fit more fuel and oxidizer in the tanks."

  2. 2
    To become (more) dense. intransitive

Example

More examples

"Some space missions cool the propellant to almost freezing to densify it, so they can fit more fuel and oxidizer in the tanks."

Etymology

From dense + -ify.

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