jellifies
Turns to gel
Jellifies means turns into jelly or a jelly-like substance.
Pectin jellifies fruit juice when making jam.
The term extends to anything becoming gelatinous or wobbly: The broth jellifies when refrigerated.
Figuratively, legs may jellify from fear or exhaustion.
Solidifies from liquid state
- solidifiesBecomes hard or firm
- gelsSets or coagulates
- thickensBecomes less fluid
- congealsThickens into semi-solid
polymerizes · crosslinks · viscosity · colloidal · hydrogel · matrix · suspension · emulsion
coagulates
Solidifies from liquid state
- solidifiesBecomes hard or firm
- gelsSets or coagulates
- thickensBecomes less fluid
congeals · polymerizes · crosslinks · viscosity · colloidal · hydrogel · matrix · suspension · emulsion · protein
pectin
Fruit-based setting substance
panna cotta · consommé · custard · agar · setting · chilling · dessert · stock · broth · fruit preserves
paralyzes
Causes total inability to move
- freezesHardens from cold
- immobilizesPrevents any motion
- stiffensBecomes less pliable
numbs · weakens · softens · dissolves · crumbles · falters · trembles · quivers · fear · terror
jellifiesliquefies
Becomes a liquid
breaks down · disintegrates · separates · destabilizes · disperses