<h1>Gelatination</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*lat`i*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of process of converting into gelatin, or a substance like jelly.</def>
<h1>Gelatine</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Gel"a*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Gelatin</er>.</def>
<h1>Gelatiniferous</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Gel`a*tin*if"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gelatin</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.</def>
<h1>Gelatiniform</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Gel`a*tin"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the form of gelatin.</def>
<h1>Gelatinization</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*lat`i*ni*za"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Gelatination</er>.</def>
<h1>Gelatinize</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*lat"i*nize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as <er>Gelatinate</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin.</def>
<h1>Gelatinize</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*lat"i*nize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Gelatinate</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt></def>
<h1>Gelatinous</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*lat"i*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>g\'82latineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous.</def>
<h1>Gelation</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Ge*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gelatio</ets> a freezing, fr. <ets>gelare</ets> to freeze.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The process of becoming solid by cooling; a cooling and solidifying.</def>
<h1>Geld</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Geld</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>gild</ets>, <ets>gield</ets>, <ets>geld</ets>, tribute, payment, fr. <ets>gieldan</ets> to pay, render. See <er>Yield</er>.]</ety> <def>Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<note>&hand; This word occurs in old law books in composition, as in dane<i>geld</i>, or dane<i>gelt</i>, a tax imposed by the Danes; were<i>geld</i>, compensation for the life of a man, etc.</note>
<h1>Geld</h1> <Xpage=617>
<hw>Geld</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gelded</er> or Gelt (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gelding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Icel. <ets>gelda</ets> to castrate; akin to Dan. <ets>gilde</ets>, Sw. <ets>g\'84lla</ets>, and cf. AS. <ets>gilte</ets> a young sow, OHG. <ets>galt</ets> dry, not giving milk, G. <ets>gelt</ets>, Goth. <ets>gilpa</ets> siclke.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To castrate; to emasculate.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To deprive of anything essential.</def>
<blockquote>Bereft and <b>gelded</b> of his patrimony. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>3.</b> <def>To deprive of anything exceptionable; <as>as, to <ex>geld</ex> a book, or a story</as>; to expurgate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Dryden.</i>
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