gelatin

English

/ˈdʒɛlətɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
  • An edible jelly made from this material.
  • A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.

Etymology

Borrowed from French gélatine (jelly, gel) derived from Italian gelatina (jelly, gel) derived from Latin gelare (freeze) root from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

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