- a variation of gelatin.
gelatine
Britishnoun
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a colourless or yellowish water-soluble protein prepared by boiling animal hides and bones: used in foods, glue, photographic emulsions, etc
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an edible jelly made of this substance, sweetened and flavoured
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any of various substances that resemble gelatine
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Also called (informal): gel. a translucent substance used for colour effects in theatrical lighting
Etymology
Origin of gelatine
C19: from French gélatine, from Medieval Latin gelātina, from Latin gelāre to freeze
Example Sentences
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It flows like melted gelatine over everybody and everything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The rice was first coated in fish gelatine to help the beef cells latch on, and the grains were left in a petri dish to culture for up to 11 days.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
Next, the team grew multiple types of cancer cells and suspended these cell cultures in their own customized bioink: a cocktail of gelatine, alginate, and other nutrients designed to keep the cells cultures alive.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023
Women soaked their nails in a combination of egg whites, gelatine, beeswax and dyes from flower petals; roses and orchids were the most popular.
From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2021
Very carefully she unscrewed the top from the tube and, spreading her knees, shook out a gelatine capsule.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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