1
[ adjective ] made or having become thick

Examples

"thickened bronchial arteries"

Used in print

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

This viewpoint is further supported by Verloop 's ( ' 48 ) demonstration of thickened bronchial_artery and arteriolar muscular coats which are capable of acting_as valves .

Related terms

thick

2
[ adjective ] having skin made tough and thick through wear

Synonyms

calloused

Related terms

tough

3
[ adjective ] made thick in consistency

Examples

"flour-thickened gravy" "dust-thickened saliva"

Related terms

thick

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

TH IH1 K AH0 N D

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