[ 'dʒɛlətɪn ]
(also ~e -ti:n )
■ noun
1》 a virtually colourless and tasteless water-soluble protein prepared from collagen and used in food preparation, in photographic processing, and for making glue.
2》 a high explosive consisting chiefly of a gel of nitroglycerine with added cellulose nitrate.
Derivatives
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
C19: from Fr. gélatine , from Ital. ~a , from gelata , from L. (see jelly ).