The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GELATINISE
gelatinize, gelatinise
(verb) convert into gelatinous form or jelly; “hot water will gelatinize starch”
gelatinize, gelatinise
(verb) become gelatinous or change into a jelly; “the starch gelatinized when it was heated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
gelatinise (third-person singular simple present gelatinises, present participle gelatinising, simple past and past participle gelatinised)
Alternative spelling of gelatinize
Source: Wiktionary
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RECALL
(verb) summon to return; “The ambassador was recalled to his country”; “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”
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