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gelatin

gelatin

10 3.2
A clear tasteless substance from animal bones and skin used to make food firm
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛlətɪn/
  • Specialized
: gelatina
  • The recipe calls for one cup of gelatin to help set the mixture into a firm consistency.
  • gelatin capsules
  • only gelatin
  • gelatin group

It really is just like gelatin, like a relatively kind of like odorless colourless powder.

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Examples

  • In the gelatin-only group, patients received only modified fluid gelatin as a colloid plasma-volume expander.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Combine with the hot cream and stir to ensure the gelatin is fully dissolved and mixed in.

    Blog text (15)
  • Well, that is some old fish gelatin still stuck on the surface.

  • So what we do is because it's gelatin, you can have a little taste here.

  • The middle ear was packed with gelatin sponge.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The active drug is contained in small granules packed in a gelatin capsule.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Scoop off the scum and use it as the gelatin base for marshmallows.

    Blog text (14)
  • And after a while, all the gelatin from the marrow and the bones will start to break down and make this cloudy soup.

  • If you stabilize with gelatin, you can pipe and freeze just like with buttercream.

    Blog text (2)
  • After further testing, we found two materials that worked, edible wax and gelatin, which we foam as it sets to reduce the density of the boat.

Compounds

blasting gelatin
  • Specialized
1 8.6

An explosive made from chemicals used to break rock in mines and to destroy buildings

1 2.8

A sweet wobbly dessert made by mixing jelly powder with water or juice

glycerinated gelatin
  • Specialized
8.4

A soft jelly used as a base for ointments and suppositories

How Thick

carrageenan
  • Specialized
1 8.6
xanthan
  • Specialized
2 5.6
agar
  • Specialized
3 6.8
gelatin
  • Specialized
10 3.2
starch
9 3.7
water
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

gelatin singular
gelatins plural
gelatines plural
gelatine singular

Etymology

Gelatin comes from the Latin gelare 'to freeze' and is like the everyday word gel. So gelatin is a substance that 'sets' into a firm texture, which is why it is used as a gelling agent.