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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. coat with gelatin;

2. become gelatinous or change into a jelly;
- Example: "the starch gelatinized when it was heated"
[syn: gelatinize, gelatinise]

3. convert into gelatinous form or jelly;
- Example: "hot water will gelatinize starch"
[syn: gelatinize, gelatinise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. t. 1. To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as Gelatinate, v. t. [1913 Webster] 2. (Photog.) To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. i. Same as Gelatinate, v. i. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gelatinize v 1: coat with gelatin 2: become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated" [syn: gelatinize, gelatinise] 3: convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch" [syn: gelatinize, gelatinise]