aerogel

See also: Aerogel and aérogel

English

Man holding a cube of aerogel.

Etymology

aero- +‎ gel

Noun

aerogel (countable and uncountable, plural aerogels)

1. A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.

Derived terms

• X-aerogel

Translations

ultralight solid-state substance

• Finnish: aerogeeli
• French: aérogel (fr) m
• German: Aerogel (de) n
• Ido: aerojelo (io)
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• Italian: aerogel (it) m
• Polish: aerożel (pl) m
• Portuguese: aerogel (pt) m
• Spanish: aerogel (es) m

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Portuguese

Noun

aerogel m (plural aerogéis)

1. aerogel (an ultralight solid-state substance)

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Spanish

Etymology

aero- +‎ gel

Noun

aerogel m (plural aerogeles)

1. aerogel