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单词 thickener
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Definition of thickener in English:

thickener

noun ˈθɪkənəˈθɪk(ə)nər
  • 1A substance added to a liquid to make it firmer, especially in cooking.

    芡粉,增稠剂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dave, once a keen whisky drinker, smiles as he recalls how Jill would put thickener in his favourite tipple to help it go down.
    • Wheat flour used as a starch thickener needs relatively long cooking to remove its raw taste; and even after cooking it has a noticeable flavour.
    • For that reason, the Consumers' Association is demanding new rules to ensure all additives - sweeteners, colouring, flavouring and thickeners - are clearly marked.
    • Extra thickener is added to bring the butter fat content up to the minimum of 35% so it can be classified as thickened cream - gelatin is used.
    • And the cocoa butter takes on a life of its own - it becomes not only an ideal thickener, but also lends a hand adding sheen to sauces.
    • Modified starches were also used in food industries as a thickener.
    • An unusually high amount of pectin - a natural thickener - makes the fruit ideal for making jams, jellies, and marmalades.
    • Corn, potatoes, soybeans and rice don't contain gluten, but it can be hidden in emulsifiers, fillers, thickeners and stabilizers.
    • The most familiar use of starch is as a thickener for cooking sauces, as in cornflour, or perhaps as a substance for stiffening shirt collars.
    • This is pure yogurt, just milk and culture, with no stabilizers, thickeners, or other additives.
    • First investigated over 200 years ago, fatty acids have become useful in producing various materials such as detergents, lubricants, and thickeners.
    • Included among these ingredients are thickeners and gelling agents such as starches and gums, gelatin and pectin; and emulsifiers such as lecithin or mono- and diglycerides.
    • Much of this can be attributed to the increasing use of rice and rice ingredients in processed foods, a market outlet that includes snacks, soups, frozen dinners, candy, sauce thickeners, pasta, and other products.
    • A significant source of calcium, it is used in Brazil as a thickener for instant soups and baby formula.
    • This is a synthetic substance used as a thickener and to encourage lather.
    • It's the creamy component in some ice creams and yogurts, a satisfying alternative to fat in reduced-fat foods, and a thickener that adds a smooth finish to soups and sauces.
    • The fruit and roasted seeds are used in soups as a spice and a thickener.
    • Hair thickener was an oily blue liquid, a bit like petrol, and came in a clear plastic bottle that reminded me of a glue container.
    • Canned soups and sauces, salad dressings, ice cream and some processed meats and cheeses may contain wheat-based thickeners, fillers and stabilizers.
    • Processed foods, such as junk foods and fast foods, contain synthetic additives - preservatives, emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilizers and flavor enhancers.
    • Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings.
    1. 1.1Chemistry An apparatus for the sedimentation of solids from suspension in a liquid.
      〔化〕增稠器;浓缩机
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For instance, a town of 7,000 might have a sewage plant containing four pumps, sludge thickeners, and a chlorinator.
      • We're usually talking here about huge buildings stuffed full of crushers, agitators, thickeners, ball mills, conveyors and other vital equipment.

Rhymes

sickener

Definition of thickener in US English:

thickener

nounˈTHik(ə)nərˈθɪk(ə)nər
  • 1A substance added to a liquid to make it firmer, especially in cooking.

    芡粉,增稠剂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Wheat flour used as a starch thickener needs relatively long cooking to remove its raw taste; and even after cooking it has a noticeable flavour.
    • This is a synthetic substance used as a thickener and to encourage lather.
    • Canned soups and sauces, salad dressings, ice cream and some processed meats and cheeses may contain wheat-based thickeners, fillers and stabilizers.
    • And the cocoa butter takes on a life of its own - it becomes not only an ideal thickener, but also lends a hand adding sheen to sauces.
    • It's the creamy component in some ice creams and yogurts, a satisfying alternative to fat in reduced-fat foods, and a thickener that adds a smooth finish to soups and sauces.
    • Corn, potatoes, soybeans and rice don't contain gluten, but it can be hidden in emulsifiers, fillers, thickeners and stabilizers.
    • Modified starches were also used in food industries as a thickener.
    • Dave, once a keen whisky drinker, smiles as he recalls how Jill would put thickener in his favourite tipple to help it go down.
    • First investigated over 200 years ago, fatty acids have become useful in producing various materials such as detergents, lubricants, and thickeners.
    • Extra thickener is added to bring the butter fat content up to the minimum of 35% so it can be classified as thickened cream - gelatin is used.
    • A significant source of calcium, it is used in Brazil as a thickener for instant soups and baby formula.
    • Much of this can be attributed to the increasing use of rice and rice ingredients in processed foods, a market outlet that includes snacks, soups, frozen dinners, candy, sauce thickeners, pasta, and other products.
    • The fruit and roasted seeds are used in soups as a spice and a thickener.
    • Processed foods, such as junk foods and fast foods, contain synthetic additives - preservatives, emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilizers and flavor enhancers.
    • Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings.
    • The most familiar use of starch is as a thickener for cooking sauces, as in cornflour, or perhaps as a substance for stiffening shirt collars.
    • For that reason, the Consumers' Association is demanding new rules to ensure all additives - sweeteners, colouring, flavouring and thickeners - are clearly marked.
    • An unusually high amount of pectin - a natural thickener - makes the fruit ideal for making jams, jellies, and marmalades.
    • This is pure yogurt, just milk and culture, with no stabilizers, thickeners, or other additives.
    • Included among these ingredients are thickeners and gelling agents such as starches and gums, gelatin and pectin; and emulsifiers such as lecithin or mono- and diglycerides.
    • Hair thickener was an oily blue liquid, a bit like petrol, and came in a clear plastic bottle that reminded me of a glue container.
    1. 1.1Chemistry An apparatus for the sedimentation of solids from suspension in a liquid.
      〔化〕增稠器;浓缩机
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For instance, a town of 7,000 might have a sewage plant containing four pumps, sludge thickeners, and a chlorinator.
      • We're usually talking here about huge buildings stuffed full of crushers, agitators, thickeners, ball mills, conveyors and other vital equipment.
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