gelatinize
/dʤi'lætinaiz/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To convert into a gelatinous form or jelly: To cause a substance, particularly starch, to change into a thick, jelly-like consistency, often through the application of heat and moisture.
- To coat with gelatin: To cover something with a layer of gelatin.
Verb (intransitive):
- To become gelatinous or change into a jelly: To undergo a process where a substance transforms into a thick, cohesive, semi-solid state.
Usage and Examples
Transitive verb:
- The chef will gelatinize the fruit juice to make a dessert glaze.
- Hot water will gelatinize the cornstarch, thickening the sauce.
Intransitive verb:
- If you heat the mixture, the starch will gelatinize and become clear.
- The liquid gelatinized as it cooled, forming a firm mold.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Technical Context: The term is frequently used in chemistry, food science, and photography.
- In the lab, we observed the polymer solution gelatinize upon cooling.
- The process to gelatinize the photographic emulsion is critical for film production.
Variants and Related Words
- Gelatinization (noun): The process or result of gelatinizing.
- The gelatinization of starch is a key step in baking.
- Gelatinous (adjective): Having a jelly-like consistency.
- The mixture had a gelatinous texture after being refrigerated.
Synonyms
- Thicken (for the transitive sense of causing a change in consistency).
- Congeal (for the intransitive sense of becoming semi-solid, though often by cooling).
- Jellify (to make or become like jelly).
Notes on Different Meanings
- The primary meaning relates to a physical change in state, specifically the swelling and thickening of starch granules or similar substances.
- The less common meaning of "to coat with gelatin" is specific to certain industrial or culinary processes.
Verb
- convert into gelatinous form or jelly
- hot water will gelatinize starch
- become gelatinous or change into a jelly
- the starch gelatinized when it was heated
- coat with gelatin