thickener

[ thik-uh-ner ]

noun

something that thickens.
an apparatus for the sedimentation and removal of solids suspended in various liquids.

Origin of thickener

First recorded in 1645–55; thicken + -er¹

Just add methyl cellulose, a thickener that can withstand high temperatures.
Harvard Students Play With Food | Laura Colarusso | December 28, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is also useful as a thickener, in a mechanical point of view.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
It may also be used as a thickener in calico-printing and for fining beer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 | Various
The most ordinary and cheapest thickener was the coal pitch.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891 | Various

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