gelatine

British  

/ ˈdʒɛləˌtiːn, ˈdʒɛlətɪn /

noun

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

2. an edible jelly made of this substance, sweetened and flavoured

3. any of various substances that resemble gelatine

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

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Etymology

Origin of gelatine

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

Example Sentences

It flows like melted gelatine over everybody and everything.

From The Wall Street Journal

For dinner, the jail served a holiday feast complete with candy, salad, fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, gelatin — or “gelatine,” as it was spelled in The Times — and even roast veal with sage dressing.

From Los Angeles Times

Children who cannot have porcine gelatine in medical products will be offered an injection.

From BBC

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

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