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noun. A colorless or slightly yellow, transparent, brittle protein formed by boiling the specially prepared skin, bones, and connective tissue of animals and used in foods, drugs, and photographic film.

noun. Any of various similar substances.

noun. A jelly made with gelatin, used as a dessert or salad base.

noun. A thin sheet made of colored gelatin used in theatrical lighting.

noun. A concrete animal substance, transparent, hard, and tasteless, which swells without solution in cold water, dissolves in warm water and in acetic acid, and is insoluble in alcohol or ether.

noun. Also called gum-dynamite.

Like gelatin; gelatinous.

noun. Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food, but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.

noun. an explosive, containing about ninety-five parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion.

noun. A method of producing facsimile copies of an original, written or drawn in aniline ink upon paper, thence transferred to a cake of gelatin softened with glycerin, from which impressions are taken upon ordinary paper.

noun. See Gliadin.

noun. a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.

noun. an edible jelly made from this material

noun. a thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects

noun. a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

noun. a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

noun. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

"The unwound, separate chains are what we call gelatin."

chromatized gelatin  explosive gelatin  fluid gelatin  formaldehyde gelatin  gelatin culture  

gelatine  

albuminoid  membrane  scleroprotein  

exoskeleton  skeleton  

Cayenne  albumin  cellulose  chili  chondroitin  

Jell-O  albumen  arc  arc light  batter