gelatin
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gelatin
- /ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelō (“to freeze”).
noun gelatins · gelatine
- A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
- An edible jelly made from this material.
- A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects. For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.
Similar: E441 when used as a gelling agent
verb gelatins · gelatining · gelatined · gelatine
- To coat with gelatin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gelatine, jelly, peptone, soak, jell-o, soft, unflavored, unfavored, bichromated, dynamites, gel, aspic, collagen, glutin, gelling agent, hydrogel
noun
Similar: E441 when used as a gelling agent
Translations
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noun protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen
| Español | gelatina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 젤라틴 jellatin |
| 日本語 | ゼラチン zerachin |
| 中文 | 明膠 /明胶 míngjiāo, 吉利丁 jílìdīng |
| Português | gelatina |
| Français | gélatine |
| Deutsch | Gelatine |
| Ελληνικά | ζελατίνη zelatíni |
| Română | gelatină |
| Русский | желати́н želatín |
| Tiếng Việt | gelatin |
| العربية | جِيلَاتِين jīlātīn |
Talk about this word "gelatin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gelatin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gelatin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gelatin "gelatin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gelatin.Cite this
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title = {gelatin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gelatin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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