2 entries under this word

Gelatinate

Ge-lăt'i-nāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. GELATINATED; p. pr. & vb. n. GELATINATING.] To convert into gelatine, or into a substance resembling jelly.

Ge-lăt'i-nāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To be converted into gelatine, or into a substance like jelly.

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