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gelatin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelō (“to freeze”).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/, (less often) /ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/
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Noun

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gelatin (countable and uncountable, plural gelatins)

  1. A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
  2. An edible jelly made from this material.
  3. A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.
    • 2010 April, Frank Zullo, “Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises”, in Astronomy, volume 38, number 4, page 50:
      For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin gelatus via French gélatine.

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gelatin m or n (definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

  1. gelatine or gelatin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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From Latin gelatus via French gélatine.

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gelatin m or n (definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

  1. gelatine or gelatin

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Etymology

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From Latin gelatus via French gélatine.

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gelatin n (uncountable)

  1. gelatine

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Declension of gelatin
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gelatin gelatins
definite gelatinet gelatinets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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