consistence
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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
Excipient, ek-sip′i-ent, n. a substance mixed with a medicine to give it consistence, or used as a vehicle for its administration.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The granadilla bears a large, oblong fruit, with a thick, fleshy covering, and containing a most delicious pulpy consistence, of a slightly-acid flavour, with numerous flat seeds.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
A sufficient quantity of boiling water to form it into the consistence of thin gruel; a junk bottle full to be given every two hours.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
When a paste is made of this consistence, the eggs are put into it, and may be kept fresh, it is said, for two years.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
