gelatinate
English
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editgelatinate (third-person singular simple present gelatinates, present participle gelatinating, simple past and past participle gelatinated)
- (transitive) To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
- (intransitive) To be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
- 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:
- Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids.
References
edit- “gelatinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.