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Heteracanth :: Heteracanth (a.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides..

Collenchyma :: Collenchyma (n.) A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.

Pad :: Pad (n.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

Chalaza :: Chalaza (n.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle..

Thick :: Thick (v. t. & i.) To thicken.

Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows..

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

Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men..

Curdle :: Curdle (v. i.) To thicken; to congeal.

Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).

Incrassative :: Incrassative (n.) A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors..

Heteroptera :: Heteroptera (n. pl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera..

Whipworm :: Whipworm (n.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly..

Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous..

Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.

Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end..

Paunch :: Paunch (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper..

Anta :: Anta (n.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base..

Pterostigma :: Pterostigma (n.) A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.

Torus :: Torus (n.) One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae.

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