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gel

[ jel ]
/ dʒɛl /
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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, gel·ling.
to form or become a gel.
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Origin of gel

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortening of gelatin

OTHER WORDS FROM gel

de·gel, verb (used with object), de·gelled, de·gel·ling.non·gel·ling, adjectivere·gel, verb (used without object), re·gelled, re·gel·ling.
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British Dictionary definitions for gel

gel
/ (dʒɛl) /

noun
a semirigid jelly-like colloid in which a liquid is dispersed in a solidnondrip paint is a 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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