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
The latest trend on health TikTok is homemade gelatin gummies, which greatly resemble the gelatinized cockroach protein bars eaten by the Tailies in "Snowpiercer."
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023
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
Maybe more importantly though, boiling brings some of the potatoes’ starches—or I should say: “a dehydrated layer of gelatinized starch”—to the surface, so they get even crispier in the oven.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2019
Then Robinson struck a light, and right glad he was to find a cauldron full of gelatinized beef soup.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles
The bark of the root also possesses similar medical qualities; and its tincture yields mudarine, a substance that has the property of gelatinizing when heated, and returning to the fluid state when cool.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William
It is important that the jelly maker should understand when this gelatinizing agent is at its best.
From Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 203 by Parloa, Maria
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 Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
They are generally prepared by adding to a warm glue solution some reagent which destroys the property of gelatinizing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
If the juice ferments, or the cooking of the jelly is continued too long, the pectin undergoes a change and loses its power of gelatinizing.
From Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 203 by Parloa, Maria
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