consistence

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

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

The spleen is almost invariably found to be increased in volume and to have undergone changes in consistence and color.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Boiling water sufficient to make it of the consistence of thin gruel.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

Below this cuticle is the rete mucosum, a soft structure; its fibres having scarcely more consistence than mucilage, and being with great difficulty separated from the skin beneath.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

A sufficient quantity of boiling water to form it into the consistence of thin gruel; a junk bottle full to be given every two hours.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George