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gelatinize

gelatinize verb: to cause to become gelatinous.

Verb

gelatinize (third-person singular simple present gelatinizes, present participle gelatinizing, simple past and past participle gelatinized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become gelatinous.
  2. (intransitive) To become gelatinous.
    • We allow that to cook long enough to gelatinize so we can mix it easily.
  3. (transitive) To coat or treat with gelatin.

Forms of gelatinize

third-person singular presentgelatinizes
present participlegelatinizing
past participlegelatinized
pastgelatinized
alternative formgelatinise

Origin of gelatinize

From gelatin + -ize.

Words formed from gelatinize

Questions about gelatinize

What does gelatinize mean?
Gelatinize means to cause to become gelatinous.
What part of speech is gelatinize?
Gelatinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of gelatinize?
The past tense of gelatinize is gelatinized.

Words near gelatinize in the dictionary

  1. gelatinity
  2. gelatinizability
  3. gelatinizable
  4. gelatinization
  5. gelatinizations
  6. gelatinize
  7. gelatinized
  8. gelatinizer
  9. gelatinizers
  10. gelatinizes
  11. gelatinizing

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