gel | ||
1. | [ verb ] apply a styling gel to | |
Synonyms: | mousse | |
Examples: | "she mousses her hair" |
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Related terms: | groom hair_gel | |
2. | [ verb ] become a gel | |
Examples: | "The solid, when heated, gelled" |
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Related terms: | change | |
3. | [ noun ] (food) usually colorless protein obtained by boiling skin or bones or connective tissue of animals; usually available as dried granules or powder | |
Synonyms: | gelatin | |
Related terms: | membrane foodstuff | |
4. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a colloid in a more solid form than a sol | |
Synonyms: | colloidal_gel | |
Related terms: | colloid hydrogel | |
Similar spelling: |
Geil Gehl gelly Gehle |