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gel
[ jel ]
/ dŹÉl /
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noun
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
Theater. gelatin (def. 5).
Biochemistry. a semirigid polymer, as agarose, starch, cellulose acetate, or polyacrylamide, cast into slabs or cylinders for the electrophoretic separation of proteins and nucleic acids.
verb (used without object), gelled, gelĀ·ling.
to form or become a gel.
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Origin of gel
First recorded in 1895ā1900; shortening of gelatin
OTHER WORDS FROM gel
deĀ·gel, verb (used with object), deĀ·gelled, deĀ·gelĀ·ling.nonĀ·gelĀ·ling, adjectivereĀ·gel, verb (used without object), reĀ·gelled, reĀ·gelĀ·ling.Words nearby gel
Geikie, Geisel, geisha, Geissler tube, geitonogamy, gel, Gela, gelada, gelƤndelƤufer, gelƤndesprung, Gelasius I
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British Dictionary definitions for gel
gel
/ (dŹÉl) /
noun
a semirigid jelly-like colloid in which a liquid is dispersed in a solidnondrip paint is a gel
See hair gel
theatre informal See gelatine (def. 4)
verb gels, gelling or gelled
to become or cause to become a gel
a variant spelling of jell
Word Origin for gel
C19: by shortening from gelatine
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Medical definitions for gel
gel
[ jÄl ]
n.
A colloid in which the disperse phase combines with the dispersion medium to produce a semisolid material.
v.
To become a gel.
To convert a sol into a gel.
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