gel
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
Theater. gelatin (def. 5).
Biochemistry. a semirigid polymer, as agarose, starch, cellulose acetate, or polyacrylamide, cast into slabs or cylinders for the electrophoretic separation of proteins and nucleic acids.
Origin of gel
1Other words from gel
- de·gel, verb (used with object), de·gelled, de·gel·ling.
- non·gel·ling, adjective
- re·gel, verb (used without object), re·gelled, re·gel·ling.
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British Dictionary definitions for gel
/ (dʒɛl) /
a semirigid jelly-like colloid in which a liquid is dispersed in a solid: nondrip paint is a gel
See hair gel
theatre informal See gelatine (def. 4)
Origin of gel
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