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gelatin

/ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
gelatin
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

An edible jelly made from this material.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.

American usage; Uncountable

verb

To coat with gelatin.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelāre Italian gelareder. Italian gelatinabor. French gélatinebor. English gelatin Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelō (“to freeze”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gélatine, gelatina, gelō

Usage

Inflected Forms

gelatins (plural) gelatine (alternative, Commonwealth) gelatins (present, singular) gelatining (participle, present) gelatined (participle, past) gelatined (past)

Derived Forms

bromogelatin degelatinise gel gelatigenous gelatinase gelatinate gelatination gelatini gelatiniferous gelatiniform gelatinify gelatinisation

Phrases

ballistic gelatin blasting gelatin explosive gelatin gelatin salad

Synonyms

E441 when used as a gelling agent gel jelly gelatine

Rhymes With

skeleton exoskeleton

Questions

How do you pronounce gelatin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/.
What does gelatin mean?
A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
Where does gelatin come from?
It is traced to French.

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