gelate
verb
gel·ate ˈje-ˌlāt 
gelated; gelating
intransitive verb
: gel
Synonyms
- clot
- coagulate
- congeal
- gel
- gelatinize
- jell
- jelly
- set
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Example Sentences
biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water
Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
gelate
intransitive verb
gel·ate ˈjel-ˌāt
gelated; gelating
: gel
gelated
verb
as in gelled
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gelled
- froze
- stiffened
- jellied
- gelatinized
- coagulated
- clotted
- congealed
- jelled
- curded
- set
- clumped
- hardened
- caked
- condensed
- solidified
- concreted
- thickened
- indurated
- fixed
- lumped (up)
- firmed (up)
- curdled
- gummed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- melted
- liquefied
- fused
- thawed
- deliquesced
- liquified
- fluxed