How to pronounce inspissate
American English pronunciation
in-SPIS-ayt
- IPA
- /ɪnˈspɪseɪt/
- Syllables
- in · SPIS · ayt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What inspissate means
To make a liquid thicker, often by boiling it
In a sentence: Grandma inspissates the berry juice on the stove until it turns into thick syrup.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning thickened.
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