Jellifications

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of transforming a fluid into a gel-like substance
2. the state or quality of being gelatinous or jelly-like
3. the act of solidifying or setting into a semi-solid form resembling jelly

Etymology: "Jellifications" is the plural of "jellification", a noun formed from "jelly" and the suffix "-ification". The suffix comes from Latin "-ificatio", a noun ending that denotes the process of making or becoming something, as in "classification" or "purification". Attaching it to "jelly" produces a term for the process of turning into a jelly-like state. Because "-ification" is a productive pattern in English, this word is best understood as a transparent, after-the-fact formation rather than an old term with a traceable chain of users. Its meaning follows directly from its parts: "jelly" gives the substance, and the suffix gives the sense of a change of state.