Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Jell — may refer to:*Gel, an apparently solid, jelly like material *Gelatin dessert, also known as jelly , a sweet or savoury food gel … Wikipedia
jell — (= gel), verb 1) leave the mixture to jell Syn: set, stiffen, solidify, thicken, harden; cake, congeal, jellify, coagulate, clot 2) things started to jell very quickly Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
gel — (n.) 1899, as a chemical term, short for GELATIN (Cf. gelatin) and perhaps influenced by jell. The invention of this word is credited to Scottish chemist Thomas Graham (1805 1869). Hair styling sense is from 1958. The verb meaning to become a gel … Etymology dictionary
gel — [jel] n. [< GELATIN] 1. a colloidal form of matter characterized by a jellylike texture, usually formed by cooling a colloidal solution into a solid or semisolid phase: cf. SOL3, FOAM (sense 4) 2. any of various jellylike preparations used to… … English World dictionary
jell — [dʒel] v another spelling of ↑gel … Dictionary of contemporary English
jell — [v] coagulate clot, cohere, come together, condense, congeal, crystallize, finalize, form, freeze, gel, gelate, gelatinize, harden, jellify, jelly, materialize, set, solidify, stick, stiffen, take shape, thicken; concepts 250,469 Ant. liquidate,… … New thesaurus
jell — (also gel) ► VERB (jelled, jelling) 1) (of jelly or a similar substance) set or become firmer. 2) take definite form or begin to work well … English terms dictionary
gel|a|tin — «JEHL uh tuhn», noun. 1. an odorless, tasteless, protein substance like glue or jelly, obtained by boiling the bones, hoofs, and other waste parts of animals. It dissolves easily in hot water and is used in making jellied salads and desserts,… … Useful english dictionary
gel — jell … American English homophones
jell — gel … American English homophones
