as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected
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Some recipes also include pectin, a natural gelling agent that helps the jam set to a spreadable texture.
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The Rangers’ power play has caught fire in the last three games, with the new top unit of Lafrenière, Perreault, Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox gelling quickly after a feeling-out period.
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On Tuesday the team—which includes nine specialists across medicine, performance and psychology—could have an array of ice bags, cold towels, freezing vests and even cooling overshoes at their disposal.
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There is no shortage of policy proposals for reducing college costs, ranging from freezing tuition to canceling student debt.
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Major media companies operating traditional linear networks have been under pressure in recent years amid stiffening competition from large tech rivals as programming migrates to streaming.
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Volkswagen’s premium Audi brand has lost much of its luster in recent years, dragged down by trade tariffs, stiffening competition and a patchy electric-vehicle roster.
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.
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Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
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“Jellying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellying. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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