thicken

/'θikәn/

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vi. 变浓, 变厚, 变得模糊, 变为复杂

vt. 使变厚, 加强, 使模糊

n an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier

n egg-thickened veloute

n thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord

A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.

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