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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
translation icon : 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.