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to gelatinize

to gelatinize

1 7.6
To make something turn soft and jelly-like when heated
  • verb
  • /dʒəˈlætənaɪz/
  • Specialized
: gelatinizar
  • To create the dessert, the chef decided to gelatinize the fruit puree before adding it to the cake layers.
  • gelatinized starch

Examples

  • The scientist demonstrated how to gelatinize the mixture to make a stable jelly for the experiment.

  • In molecular gastronomy, chefs often gelatinize ingredients to achieve unique textures in their dishes.

  • Well, that that gelatinize stuff in the middle.

  • It stars gelatinizing, creating a shell, almost like the shell of an egg jock.

  • Unethically sourced chocolate and gelatinized sugar water imprisoned by industrial-grade graham cracker.

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Synonyms

to gel
vsto gelatinize
  • Specialized
20 4.1

To change from a liquid to a thick jelly

emphasizes transforming liquids in science or food into that state
to congeal
vsto gelatinize
8 6.6

To become thick and semi-solid like jelly when it cools

is broader covering any thickening not only gelatinous setting
jellied
vsto gelatinize
4 3.4

Food cooled until it becomes thick and firm like jelly

describes the process of becoming gelatinous rather than the finished state
to jelly
vsto gelatinize
1 6.1

To cause a liquid to become firm and form a soft gel

covers the same setting action but in science and cooking terms
jelled
vsto gelatinize
1 5.7

Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled

refers more to the result of cooling than the active making process
to jell
vsto gelatinize
1 5.8

Change into a thick, firm jelly when it cools

is the general scientific and cooking term for that change
to jellify
vsto gelatinize
1 8.6

To turn into a thick soft mass that holds its shape

is the broader technical term for causing gelatinous change

Antonyms

to liquefy
  • Specialized
12 4.4

To change a solid or gas into a liquid, often by heating

How Gelled

to solidify
54 4.4
to set
18 3.8
to gelatinize
  • Specialized
1 7.6
to congeal
8 6.6
to thicken
37 2.3
to flow
213 1.6

Surface Forms

gelatinize infinitive
gelatinized past
gelatinized past participle
gelatinizing present participle
gelatinizes third person singular

Morphology

gelatinize = gelatin (transparent) = gelatin + ize

The verb is a regular -ize formation meaning 'make into' or 'cause to become' gelatin.

Etymology

The word gelatinize comes from gelatin, which in turn comes from the Latin verb gelare meaning 'to freeze' or 'to make stiff'. Think of the common word gel or 'jelly' — to gelatinize is to 'make into gel' or 'become jelly-like', which is why we use it for sauces or starch that thicken into a jellyy texture.