gelatinate

English edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/

Verb edit

gelatinate (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.