thickening
Example Sentences
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In trials on monkeys, the research team found the patches were good at contracting, enhancing and thickening the heart wall, which improved the pumping of the whole heart.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
I had been living my life for nearly four years with no cartilage in my hip, bone scraping bone, bone spurs forming and joint thickening.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
The food additive carrageenan -- also known as E 407 -- is used by the food industry as an emulsifier and thickening agent in numerous finished products.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
Carrageenan is derived from a seaweed, to add a thickening texture and preserve the product.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
Standing in the freezing mound that was thickening around his numb feet, Jonas opened his own tunic, held Gabriel to his bare chest, and tied the tom and dirty blanket around them both.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
