consistence

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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

Excipient, ek-sip′i-ent, n. a substance mixed with a medicine to give it consistence, or used as a vehicle for its administration.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Then evaporate it to the proper consistence for use.

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Another kind of plate glass, called "patent rolled plate," is made by ladling out from a pot molten glass in the proper state of consistence.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.

I exclaimed as I jumped up from my chair, for my wife's words gave color and consistence to a dim and faint suspicion which had crossed my mind.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various