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 • Nov. 7, 2025

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

And the Sun describes an outcry among shoppers over M&S's decision to remove gelatine from its Percy Pig sweets.

From BBC • May 1, 2019

McGraw is allergic to the meat of mammals and everything else that comes from them: dairy products, wool and fibre, gelatine from their hooves, char from their bones.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2018

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