From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgelatingel‧a‧tin, gelatine /ˈdʒelətɪn $ -tn/ noun [uncountable]DFF a clear substance obtained from boiled animal bones, used for making jelly
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gelatin• There is a constraint as thick as gelatin in the air between us.• Dissolve gelatin in cold water and add to soup mixture.• Equally horrible was napalm, which melts its victims into a kind of gelatin.• Warm it up, add four sachets of gelatin and stir until it's all dissolved.• Papermakers use a variety of synthetic resin, starch and organic gelatin sizes in the manufacture of watercolour papers.• Stir constantly for 10 min in order to dissolve the gelatin.• Place the bowl in a pan of simmering water, and stir until the gelatin has dissolved.Origin gelatin (1800-1900) French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from gelare “to freeze” 