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gelation

/d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/

gelation noun: the formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.

Noun

gelation (countable and uncountable, plural gelations)

  1. The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.
  2. The formation of a gel, especially from a sol.

gelation meaning in Tamil

gelation in Tamil

ஊன்பசை, களியாக்கல், களியாதல்

Forms of gelation

pluralgelations

Origin of gelation

From Latin gelātiō (“freezing”), from gelātus (“frozen”), past participle of gelō (“to freeze”).

Words formed from gelation

Phrases with gelation

Questions about gelation

What does gelation mean?
Gelation means the formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.
What is gelation in Tamil?
Gelation in Tamil is ஊன்பசை, களியாக்கல், களியாதல். See Gelation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gelation?
Gelation is a noun.
How do you pronounce gelation?
Gelation is pronounced /d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of gelation?
The plural of gelation is gelations.

Words near gelation in the dictionary

  1. gelatinose
  2. gelatinous
  3. gelatinously
  4. gelatinousness
  5. gelatins
  6. gelation
  7. gelation time
  8. gelation times
  9. gelations
  10. gelativorous
  11. gelato

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gelation (page history and authors); gelation (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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