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Absorbing sunlight, the seaweed takes about four days to fully dry before it can be washed several times and boiled to release the jelly-like substance known as agar-agar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
On one end of the recipe spectrum, you have chia seed water — straightforward yet packed with nutritional benefits and textures, namely from the soaked seeds that form a jelly-like consistency.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
The team filmed fish darting between gorgonian whip coral, and jelly-like orange sea sponges near black coral.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
An oarfish’s body is extremely delicate, so much so that if you pick one up it could break in half because of its jelly-like bones, Paig-Tran said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
A jelly-like, starchy-looking glop resulted from the lye and potatoes, and Shorty broke in the two eggs, stirring real fast— his own conk and dark face bent down close.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
