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Verb: gelatinize  ju'la-tu,nIz or 'je-lu-tu,niz
  1. Become gelatinous or change into a jelly
    "the starch gelatinized when it was heated";
    - gelatinise [Brit]
     
  2. Convert into gelatinous form or jelly
    "hot water will gelatinize starch";
    - gelatinise [Brit]
     
  3. Coat with gelatin
    "They gelatinized the surface of the paper";
    - gelatinise [Brit]

Derived forms: gelatinized, gelatinizes, gelatinizing

Type of: alter, change, coat, modify, surface