Associations to the word «Thickener»

Wiktionary

THICKENER, noun. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent.

Dictionary definition

THICKENER, noun. Any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats