gel·a·tin

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• 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|a|tin|ase — «JEHL uh tuh nays», noun. an enzyme that liquefies gelatin, occurring among bacteria and yeasts …   Useful english dictionary

• gel´a|tin|a´tion — ge|lat|i|nate «juh LAT uh nayt» intransitive verb, transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. = gelatinize. (Cf. ↑gelatinize) –gel´a|tin|a´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ni|tro|gel|a|tin — «NY troh JEHL uh tuhn», noun. a jellylike explosive containing nitroglycerin, guncotton, and camphor …   Useful english dictionary

• pho|to|gel|a|tin — «FOH toh JEHL uh tihn», adjective. 1. designating or having to do with a photographic process using gelatin. 2. made by a photographic process using gelatin …   Useful english dictionary

• gel — aas·vo·gel; aero·gel; afla·gel·lar; al·co·gel; an·gel·et; an·gel·hood; an·gel·ic; an·gel·i·ca; an·gel·i·co; an·gel·i·fy; an·gel·ism; an·gel·ize; an·gel·ol·o·gy; arch·an·gel·i·ca; ar·gel; ba·gel; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae;… …   English syllables

• tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… …   English syllables

• Tin — is a chemical element with the symbol Sn ( la. stannum) and atomic number 50. This silvery, malleable poor metal that is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion, is found in many alloys and is used to coat other metals to prevent… …   Wikipedia

• gelatin — gel·a·tin …   English syllables

• gelatin — gel|a|tin gel|a|tine [ˈdʒelətın US tn] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from gelare to freeze ] [U] a clear substance obtained from boiled animal bones, used for making ↑jelly …   Dictionary of contemporary English