Gelatin

Alternative forms

• gelatine

Origin

From French gélatine ("jelly, gel"), from Italian gelatina ("jelly, gel"), from gelare ("to freeze"), from Latin gelare ("to freeze").

Full definition of gelatin

Noun

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 , , Frank Zullo , Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises , For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.

Synonyms

• E441 when used as a gelling agent

Derived terms

• gelatinous

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, genital, tag line, tagline