Jell vs Thicken - What's the difference?
jell | thicken | Related terms |
To gel
* {{quote-journal
, date = 2008-12-05
, first = Elizabeth
, last = Pennisi
, title = Hopping to a Better Protein
, journal =
, doi = 10.1126/science.322.5907.1454
, issn = 0036-8075
, url = http://www.sciencemag.org/content/322/5907/1454.full
, passage = A lot of things are jelling , says Hoffman.
}}
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To strengthen; to confirm.
* (William Shakespeare)
To make more frequent.
Jell is a related term of thicken.
As verbs the difference between jell and thicken
is that jell is to gel while thicken is to make thicker (in the sense of wider).As a noun jell
is a jelly or gel.jell
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(en verb)thicken
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(en verb)Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
- And this may help to thicken other proofs.