gelatine
/ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/
gelatine is the alternative spelling of gelatin.
Meaning of gelatin
Noun
gelatin (usually uncountable, plural gelatins)
- A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
- An edible jelly made from this material.
- A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.
- For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.2010 April, Frank Zullo, “Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises”, in Astronomy, volume 38, number 4, page 50
Forms of gelatine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gelatines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gelatines |
| present participle | gelatining |
| past participle | gelatined |
| past | gelatined |
Words formed from gelatine
Phrases with gelatine
Questions about gelatine
- What is gelatine the alternative spelling of?
- Gelatine is the alternative spelling of gelatin.
- How do you pronounce gelatine?
- Gelatine is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/.
Words near gelatine in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gelatine (page history and authors); gelatin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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