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gelatinize

  (jə-lăt'n-īz', jĕl'ə-tn-īz') pronunciation

v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To convert to gelatin or jelly.
  2. To coat with gelatin.
v.intr.

To become gelatinous.

gelatinization ge·lat'i·ni·za'tion (-lăt'n-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
 
 
Thesaurus: gelatinize

verb

    To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set1. See solid/liquid/consistency.

 
Medical Dictionary: ge·lat·i·nize
(jə-lăt'n-īz', jĕl'ə-tn-īz')
v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.
  1. To convert into gelatin.
  2. To become gelatinous.
 

To convert into a jelly, or to become converted into gelatin. Feed grains are said to be gelatinized when they are treated by a combination of moisture, heat and pressure so as to rupture their starch granules.

 
WordNet: gelatinize
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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: coat with gelatin

Meaning #2: become gelatinous or change into a jelly
  Synonym: gelatinise

Meaning #3: convert into gelatinous form or jelly
  Synonym: gelatinise


 
 

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