Crossword clues for thickener
thickener
Wiktionary
thickener
n. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent.
WordNet
thickener
n. any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" [syn: thickening]
Usage examples of "thickener".
The arrowroot produces a nutritious starch that is used as a thickener in cooking.
Modern superglues are packaged with stabilizers and thickeners and catalysts and gels, improving heat capacity, reducing brittleness, improving resistance to damp and acids and alkalis.