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- [jel]
- /dʒɛl/
- /dʒel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jel]
- /dʒɛl/
Definitions of gelled word
- noun gelled Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc. 1
- noun gelled Theater. gelatin (def 5). 1
- noun gelled 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 gelled to form or become a gel. 1
- verb without object gelled jell (def 2). 1
- noun gelled Simple past tense and past participle of gel. 1
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Origin of gelled
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; shortening of gelatin
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Parts of speech for Gelled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gelled 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gelled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gelled
verb gelled
- 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.
Antonyms for gelled
verb gelled
- 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.