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gelatinate

/d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/

gelatinate verb: to convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.

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.
    • Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids.1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

Forms of gelatinate

third-person singular presentgelatinates
present participlegelatinating
past participlegelatinated
pastgelatinated

Origin of gelatinate

From gelatin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about gelatinate

What does gelatinate mean?
Gelatinate means to convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
What part of speech is gelatinate?
Gelatinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce gelatinate?
Gelatinate is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt/.
What is the past tense of gelatinate?
The past tense of gelatinate is gelatinated.

Words near gelatinate in the dictionary

  1. gelatin
  2. gelatin salad
  3. gelatin salads
  4. gelatinase
  5. gelatinases
  6. gelatinate
  7. gelatinated
  8. gelatinates
  9. gelatinating
  10. gelatination
  11. gelatinations

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