consistency
noun
a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc..
consistence
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a variation of
consistency.
Example Sentences
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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
Let these come to a boiling heat, stirring well at the same time, then pour in the meal, and beat to a stiff consistence.
From Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes by H. J. Clayton
At the end of the one hundred and forty-fourth hour, two drops of blood are observable in the heart, which is also further developed; and, on the seventh day, the brain exhibits some consistence.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
Then evaporate it to the proper consistence for use.
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Excipient, ek-sip′i-ent, n. a substance mixed with a medicine to give it consistence, or used as a vehicle for its administration.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
