gelate, v.
(dʒɛˈleɪt)
[Back-formation f. gelation2.]
intr. = gel v. So geˈlated ppl. a.
| 1915 [see gelation2]. 1948 New Biol. V. 33 A reversible liquefaction of any gelated regions of the protoplasm. 1951 Ibid. X. 17 When this plasmasol reaches the tip of the pseudopodium we can imagine it gelating to form new pseudopodial wall. |