gelatin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/ less often
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelāre Italian gelareder. Italian gelatinabor. French gélatinebor. English gelatin Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelō (“to freeze”).
Meanings
- (US, uncountable, usually) A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
- (US, uncountable, usually) An edible jelly made from this material.
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(US, uncountable, usually) A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.
For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.
2010 April, Frank Zullo, “Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises”, in Astronomy, volume 38, number 4, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gelatine | Commonwealth, UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| gelatins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gelatinization · explosive gelatin · blasting gelatin · gelatinify · degelatinise · gelatini · gelatigenous · metagelatin · gelatinate · gelatinoid · gelatinisation · gelatiniferous · progelatinase · gelatin salad · nitrogelatin · bromogelatin · gelatinolytic · gelatinous · gelatiniform · gelatination · gelatinise · gelatinlike · gel · ballistic gelatin · photogelatin · gelatinase · gelatinize
Synonyms
E441 when used as a gelling agent
Translations (74)
sv gelatin (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · es gelatina (edible jelly) · cs želatina (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · vi gelatin (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · ru желати́н (edible jelly) · fr gélatine (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · fi liivate (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · eo gelateno (edible jelly) · cmn 吉利丁 (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · tr jöle (edible jelly) · haw ʻūnina (edible jelly) · ota پختی (edible jelly) · fi liivate (edible jelly) · ka ჟელატინი (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · pt gelatina (translucent membrane) · sq xhelatinë (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · el ζελατίνη (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · tl helatina (edible jelly) · ja ゼラチン (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · th เจลลี (edible jelly) · yue 魚膠 /鱼胶 (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · cmn 啫喱 (edible jelly) · ka ჟელატინი (edible jelly) · pl żelatyna (edible jelly) · kk желатин (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · nah necuhtlachihchihualpitzac (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · el ζελατίνη (edible jelly) · gu સરેશ (edible jelly) · ko 젤라틴 (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · nl gelatine (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · ca gelatina (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · uk желати́н (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · pl żelatyna (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · mi tetepe (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · th เยลลี (edible jelly) · ro gelatină (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · de Gelatine (edible jelly) · nl gelatine (edible jelly) · gl xelatina (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · kk желатин (edible jelly) · bg желе (edible jelly) · es gelatina (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · th เจลาติน (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · cmn 色片 (translucent membrane) · mn царцмаг (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · cmn 明膠 /明胶 (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · tr jelatin (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · cmn 果凍 /果冻 (edible jelly) · fi gelatiini (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · uk желати́н (edible jelly) · es gelatina (translucent membrane) · ar جِيلَاتِين (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · ga geilitín (edible jelly) · bg пелте (edible jelly) · mi keretini (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · tk gelatin (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · id agar (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · fa ژلاتین (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · ca gelatina (edible jelly) · fi gelatiini (translucent membrane) · sq xhelatinë (edible jelly) · de Gelatine (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · ga geilitín (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · pt gelatina (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · th เจลาติน (edible jelly) · ro gelatină (edible jelly) · cmn 濾色片 /滤色片 (translucent membrane) · tr jelatin (translucent membrane) · ky желатин (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · hu zselatin (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · bg желатин (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · pt gelatina (edible jelly) · ru желати́н (protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen) · sv gelatin (edible jelly)