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- [jel]
- /dʒɛl/
- /dʒel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jel]
- /dʒɛl/
Definitions of gel word
- noun gel Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc. 1
- noun gel Theater. gelatin (def 5). 1
- noun gel Biochemistry. a semirigid polymer, as agarose, starch, cellulose acetate, or polyacrylamide, cast into slabs or cylinders for the electrophoretic separation of proteins and nucleic acids. 1
- verb without object gel to form or become a gel. 1
- verb without object gel jell (def 2). 1
- noun gel A jellylike substance containing a cosmetic, medicinal, or other preparation. 1
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Origin of gel
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; shortening of gelatin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gel
verb gel
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
noun gel
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- lotion — Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- ointment — a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- salve — a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
Antonyms for gel
verb gel
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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