n.
Variant: also gel · a · tine
Pronunciation: ' je-l ə -t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French gélatine edible jelly, gelatin, from Italian gelatina, from gelato, past participle of gelare to freeze, from Latin ― more at COLD
Date: 1800
1 : glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling especially : a colloidal protein used as a food, in photography, and in medicine
2 a : any of various substances (as agar) resembling gelatin b : an edible jelly made with gelatin
3 : GEL 2