gelatinate

English

Etymology

gelatin +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/

Verb

gelatinate (third-person singular simple present gelatinates, present participle gelatinating, simple past and past participle gelatinated)

1. (transitive) To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
2. (intransitive) To be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:

     Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids.

References

• “gelatinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.