gelatinize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make gelatinous.
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to coat with gelatin, as paper.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to make or become gelatinous
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(tr) photog to coat (glass, paper, etc) with gelatine
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Origin of gelatinize
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It is full of starches that gelatinize and lend a thick, creamy texture.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2022
Turkey galantine — a stuffed, boiled, and gelatinized cold confection — was a particular favorite for the upper classes in Victorian England.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
This creates a layer of well-hydrated, gelatinized starches that give the finished loaf a shiny appearance and a crust that is crackly and crisp as opposed to crunchy and dry.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2021
The kits come with reheating instructions, but the real key is that every protein includes a generous amount of drippings from the smoker, plus a small portion of gelatinized fat.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2020
The story begins with the democratization of gelatinized desserts in the early 1900s.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2012
Later a mixture of two varieties of guncotton gelatinized together was used.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
The specific gravity is 2.8 to 2.9, hardness nearly 7 before the blowpipe; it readily fuses after intumescing; it dissolves in hot acid without gelatinizing, leaving a flaky residue.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
This vegetable jelly, or pectin, so named from its singular property of gelatinizing, is considered by some as another form of gum or mucilage, combined with vegetable acid.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
No fumbling in the base; no gelatinizing in the treble.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade
It is owing to its presence that the juices of many fruits and roots possess the property of gelatinizing.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
Some of the cheaper preparations offered for sale are merely boiled starch or flour, mixed with nitric acid to prevent their gelatinizing.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
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