gelatinate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ge*lat"i*nate transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Gelatinated ; present participle & verbal noun Gelatinating

Definitions

1. To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly.

Ge*lat"i*nate intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.

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