gelatine

gelatin (ˈdʒɛlətɪn)

/ (ˈdʒɛləˌtiːn) /

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noun

a colourless or yellowish water-soluble protein prepared by boiling animal hides and bones: used in foods, glue, photographic emulsions, etc

an edible jelly made of this substance, sweetened and flavoured

any of various substances that resemble gelatine

Also called (informal): gel a translucent substance used for colour effects in theatrical lighting

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Word Origin for gelatine

C19: from French gélatine, from Medieval Latin gelātina, from Latin gelāre to freeze

Words nearby gelatine

Gelasius II, gelatification, gelatin, gelatinate, gelatin dynamite, gelatine, gelatinize, gelatinoid, gelatinous, gelation, gelato

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How to use gelatine in a sentence

In brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The voice of his old comrade completed the awakening of whatever there remained of human in that packet of gelatine.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
Billitzer has found that gelatine is positive in acid solution, negative in alkaline, Z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Such substances were called "colloids" by Graham, the name referring to the Latin for gelatine.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

The alcohol, both in the gelatine and silver solutions, plays a most important part: It prevents decomposition of the gelatine.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various