Inspissate (noun)
in-spis-ayt
To thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin inspissātus, past participle of inspissāre “to thicken”.
Example sentences
“You needed to heat slowly to inspissate the sauce, too quickly and it will congeal”
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