What does "inspissate" mean?

To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.

What is a synonym for "inspissate"?

Common synonyms include: thicken, beat up, cake, caked, cakey, churn.

Pronounced //ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt//.

/ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense. transitive
"Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min."
2
become thick or thicker wordnet
3
Of a fluid: to become more viscous. intransitive
"Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat."
4
make thick or thicker wordnet
5
make viscous or dense wordnet

"Inspissate at 85°C (moist heat) for 45 min."

Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).