gel|a|tin

gel|a|tin
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, camera film, and glue.
2. any one of various vegetable substances having similar properties: »

A special kind of gelatin, developed as a plasma substitute, is being used at medical stations just behind the front (Science News Letter).

3. the protein contained in these substances.
4. a preparation or product in which gelatin is the essential constituent.
5. a thin, transparent colored sheet used to change colors of stage lights.
╂[< French gélatine < Italian gelatina < gelata jelly < gelare to jell < Latin gelāre freeze < gelū frost]

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