English

Alternative forms

• gelatine

Noun

gelatin ‎(plural gelatins)

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 April, Frank Zullo, “Imaging Prehistoric Sunrises”, in Astronomy, volume 38, number 4, page 50:

     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 adj

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, genital, tag line, tagline

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin gelatus via French gélatine

Noun

gelatin m, n ‎(definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

1. gelatine or gelatin

References

• “gelatin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin gelatus via French gélatine

Noun

gelatin m, n ‎(definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

1. gelatine or gelatin

References

• “gelatin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.