/ ˈdʒelətɪn; NAmE / (also gel·atine / ˈdʒelətiːn; NAmE /) noun
[ U ] a clear substance without any taste that is made from boiling animal bones and is used to make jelly, film for cameras, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French gélatine , from Italian gelatina , from Latin gelata frozen, from gelare freeze, from gelu frost.