Gel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
  2. gelatin (def. 5).
  3. a semirigid polymer, as agarose, starch, cellulose acetate, or polyacrylamide, cast into slabs or cylinders for the electrophoretic separation of proteins and nucleic acids.
verb (used without object), gelled, gel·ling.
  1. to form or become a gel.
  2. jell (def. 2).
noun
  1. a semirigid jelly-like colloid in which a liquid is dispersed in a solid
  2. See hair gel
  3. theatre informal See gelatine (def. 4)
verb gels, gelling or gelled
  1. to become or cause to become a gel
  2. a variant spelling of jell
Gel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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