Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of spiss is as below...

Stiffen :: Stiffen (v. t.) To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste..

Asafoetida :: Asafoetida (n.) The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.

Inspissate :: Inspissate (v. t.) To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation..

Scammony :: Scammony (n.) An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic..

Licorice :: Licorice (n.) The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes..

Spissitude :: Spissated (a.) Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated; thickened..

Treacle :: Treacle (n.) A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like..

Opopanax :: Opopanax (n.) The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic..

Inspissated :: Inspissated (imp. & p. p.) of Inspissat.

Thick :: Thick (superl.) Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness..

Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint..

Aloe :: Aloe (n.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative..

Inspissation :: Inspissation (n.) The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened..

Incrassated :: Incrassated (a.) Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.

Inspissate :: Inspissate (a.) Thick or thickened; inspissated.

Gambier :: Gambier (n.) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing..

Rohob :: Rohob (n.) An inspissated juice. See Rob.

Rob :: Rob (n.) The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar..

Conspissation :: Conspissation (n.) A making thick or viscous; thickness; inspissation.

Spissated :: Spiss (a.) Thick; crowded; compact; dense.

Random Fonts

Most Popular