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gelatinate
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gelatinate, v. t.
To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly. [1913 Webster]
gelatinate, v. i.
To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly. [1913 Webster]
"Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids." [1913 Webster]
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