Gelatin Definition
jelətin
noun
The tasteless, odorless, brittle mixture of proteins extracted by boiling skin, bones, horns, etc.; also, a similar vegetable substance: gelatin dissolves in hot water, forming a jellylike substance when cool, and is used in the preparation of various foods, medicine capsules, photographic film, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar substances.
American Heritage Medicine
Something, as a jelly, made with gelatin.
Webster's New World
A sheet of translucent, colored material, placed over stage lights for special effects.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gelatin
Noun
Singular:
gelatin
Plural:
gelatinsOrigin of Gelatin
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French gélatine from Italian gelatina diminutive of gelata jelly from feminine past participle of gelare to freeze from Latin gelāre gel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelare (“to freeze”).
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