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Gelatinate

//d͡ʒəˈlætɪneɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance. transitive
  2. 2
    To be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance. intransitive

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

Etymology

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

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