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Meaning of GEL

Pronunciation:  jel

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
  2. [n]  a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
  3. [v]  apply mousse to; of hair
  4. [v]  become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
 
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 Synonyms: colloidal gel, gelatin, mousse
 
 See Also: change, colloid, groom, hydrogel, membrane, neaten

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A substance like jelly which consists of a liquid colloidally suspended in a solid.
  2. To form such a substance.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: albumen, batter, bonnyclabber, butter, cake, clabber, clot, clump, cluster, coagulate, concrete, congeal, cornstarch, cream, curd, curdle, dough, egg white, gaum, gelatin, gelatinate, gelatinize, glair, glop, glue, gluten, goo, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, gunk, incrassate, inspissate, jam, jell, jellify, jelly, knot, loblolly, lopper, lump, molasses, mucilage, mucus, pap, paste, porridge, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, rob, semifluid, semiliquid, set, size, soup, starch, sticky mess, syrup, thick, thicken, treacle
 

 

 

 

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