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Meanings of thickener in English

Russian
загуститель
Portuguese
espessante
Spanish
agente espesante
Catalan
agent gelificant

Substance used to increase viscosity of a liquid.

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загуститель

Any material used to thicken.

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Examples for "thickening agent"
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It is also thickening agent used in French cooking.
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Mushrooms, for instance, don't have enough fiber and bulk to work as their own thickening agent.
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And that becomes a thickening agent.
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Iota carrageenan is used when a thickening agent is needed, while kappa carrageenan and agar yield firm, brittle gels.
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A "roux" in French cooking is the thickening agent in the three classic sauces of French cuisine.
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Usage of thickener in English
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Stir in thickener and thyme; simmer until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
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So was the choice, for a thickener, of Minute tapioca, over cornstarch.
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Dense winter vegetables are bulky enough to act as their own thickener.
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Arrowroot powder is frequently used as a thickener in Thai recipes.
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Here it likely serves as both a backup to hypromellose and a thickener.
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Overall, though, the dark roux proved to be the best thickener.
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Combined with TEA, it becomes a powerful thickener for luxurious lather.
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The most ordinary and cheapest thickener was the coal pitch.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
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Without any thickener, they were cleaner tasting and brighter.
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We found that each fruit requires a different amount of thickener based on its liquid content.
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At the other end, sour cherries were too watery and demanded more thickener than other fruits.
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We figured we would get more vegetable flavor and could use the vegetables themselves as a thickener.
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A thickener, also used as a stabilizer.
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The classic version relies on flour as thickener, but our version makes it a perfect low-carb accompaniment.
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No other thickener has this quality.
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Don't fall into the trap of not boiling your gravy, and then thinking that it needs more thickener.
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Portuguese
espessante
Thickener through the time