thickener
nounEtymology From thicken + -er.
1
That which thickens.
- This is a new twist, a plot thickener.1991, Pat Pattison, Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure:
2
Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
- Derived terms
- biothickener