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
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
We thought it might be something that had once been turkey but gelatinized into something an astronaut might take to the moon.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
The story begins with the democratization of gelatinized desserts in the early 1900s.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2012
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 Charles Reade
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 William Saunders
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
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
After once the gelatinizing solvent has been added, all the mechanical operations can be conducted, practically, with perfect safety.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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