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gelatinize

American  
[juh-lat-n-ahyz, jel-uh-tn-] / dʒəˈlæt nˌaɪz, ˈdʒɛl ə tn- /
especially British, gelatinise

verb (used with object)

gelatinized, gelatinizing
  1. to make gelatinous.

  2. to coat with gelatin, as paper.


verb (used without object)

gelatinized, gelatinizing
  1. to become gelatinous.

gelatinize British  
/ dʒɪˈlætɪˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to make or become gelatinous

  2. (tr) photog to coat (glass, paper, etc) with gelatine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of gelatinize

First recorded in 1800–10; gelatin + -ize


Example Sentences

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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

The rationale of applying under water the tissue on the gelatinized paper is to avoid the inter­position of air bubbles.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois

It intumesces and readily fuses before the blowpipe, and dissolves in acid without gelatinizing.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various

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

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 Maria Parloa

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 Maria Parloa

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

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