gelatine
gelatin (ˈdʒɛlətɪn)
/ (ˈdʒɛləˌtiːn) /
a colourless or yellowish water-soluble protein prepared by boiling animal hides and bones: used in foods, glue, photographic emulsions, etc
an edible jelly made of this substance, sweetened and flavoured
any of various substances that resemble gelatine
Also called (informal): gel a translucent substance used for colour effects in theatrical lighting
Origin of gelatine
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How to use gelatine in a sentence
In brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThe voice of his old comrade completed the awakening of whatever there remained of human in that packet of gelatine.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetBillitzer has found that gelatine is positive in acid solution, negative in alkaline, Z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzSuch substances were called "colloids" by Graham, the name referring to the Latin for gelatine.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe alcohol, both in the gelatine and silver solutions, plays a most important part: It prevents decomposition of the gelatine.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299 | Various
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