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gelatin

gelatin

6 2.2
A sweet or savory jelly made from the clear substance that makes food firm
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛlətɪn/
  • US
translation icon : gelatina
  • For dessert, we had a bright red jelly made with gelatin and fresh fruit.
  • a gelatin mixture
  • sprinkle gelatin
  • a gelatin dessert

What is going on for me, watching gelatin art being made or Jelly art?

Examples

  • I "brown bag" my lunch every day and will usually include a Jello gelatin snack cup.

    Blog text (5)
  • Then you mix gelatin and orange juice and fill the shells with this.

    Blog text (32)
  • But if you pop it in your mouth, because it's essentially air and a little bit of gelatin, it just goes away.

  • This is a gelatin parfait.

  • "Well, Connie was always really creative with gelatin," Bill said.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • But according to the instructions, for dinner the old man has vegetable soup and a bit of gelatin.

    Academic text (2007)
  • "Mini-meatballs in orange gelatin?" he asked.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Blueberry and cream cheese dessert, gelatin shapes, and red punch.

    Blog text (17)
  • Medford handed over his pan of mini-meatballs in orange and lime gelatin and nodded toward the table.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Cohen unplugged the phone from the wall and then began chopping the celery for the strawberry gelatin mold he planned for dessert.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

Jell-O
vsgelatin
46 2.8

A sweet, fruit flavored dessert made from a powder that becomes soft and wobbly

is the generic gelled food covering homemade and non branded varieties
jelly
vsgelatin
  • UK
39 1.0

A soft wobbly dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice

is more specific to dishes made with gelling powder for many uses
jello
vsgelatin
  • US
14 1.0

A sweet chilled dessert made from flavored gelatin

is broader used for desserts and also as bases or coatings in cooking
gelatin dessert
vsgelatin
  • US
1 2.8

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

is broader edible gel used also as salad base or food coating

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 Chewy

gummy
32 1.0
mochi
1 6.9
boba
4.9
jelly
  • UK
39 1.0
gelatin
  • US
6 2.2

Surface Forms

gelatin singular
gelatins plural
gelatines plural
gelatine singular

Etymology

Gelatin in food also comes from the Latin gelare 'to freeze', because it makes liquids turn into a firm 'jelly' you can cut. So gelatin is used to make desserts and to give foods a set texture.