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kukū

1. (verb) to be firm, stiff, thickened, not fluid or watery.

Kia iti te wai kia kukū ai (W 1971:153). / Use only a little water so that it is firm.

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2. (verb) to be concentrated.

He tukanga te rerewai e neke ai te wai mā roto i tētahi kiriuhi tukutaritari, mai i te wāhi kāore e kukū ana te matūmeha ki te wāhi e kukū tonu ana (RP 2009:370). / Osmosis is a process where water moves through a semipermeable membrane from a region of low concentration of solute to a region of higher concentration (RP 2009:370).

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3. (noun) thick liquid.

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