gelatin

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Alternative forms

• gelatine

Etymology

From French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelare (“to freeze”).

Noun

gelatin (plural gelatins)

1. a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
2. an edible jelly made from this material
3. a thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects

   • 2010 April, Frank Zullo, “Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises”, Astronomy, volume 38, number 4, page 50: 

     For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.

Synonyms

• E441 when used as a gelling agent

Derived terms

• gelatinous a

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, genital, tag line, tagline