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   gel·a·tin

   /ˈjelətn/

   noun

   • 1. a virtually colorless and tasteless water-soluble protein prepared from collagen and used in food preparation as the basis of jellies, in photographic processes, and in glue.
   • ▪ a high explosive consisting chiefly of a gel of nitroglycerine with added cellulose nitrate.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from gelata, from Latin (see jelly1).

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