gelatinoid

[ juh-lat-n-oid ]

adjective

1. resembling gelatin; gelatinous.

noun

1. a gelatinoid substance.

gelatinoid

/ dʒɪˈlætɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling gelatine

noun

1. a gelatinoid substance, such as collagen

Other Words From

• subge·lati·noid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelatinoid¹

First recorded in 1865–70; gelatin + -oid

Example Sentences

Gum arabic is not precipitated from solution by alum, stannous chloride, sulphate or nitrate of copper, or neutral lead acetate; with basic lead acetate it forms a white jelly, with ferric chloride it yields a stiff clear gelatinoid mass, and its solutions are also precipitated by borax.

From Project Gutenberg

The middle layer or mesogloea is not originally a cellular layer, but a gelatinoid structureless substance, secreted by the two cellular layers.

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His father, Theodore Prawling, was the inventor of the speedle, that remarkable implement, fully described by Punch in the early seventies, which rendered possible the emulsification of all gelatinoid substances and revolutionised the marmalade industry.

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The value of meat as food is due chiefly to the nitrogenous compound it contains, the most valuable being the albuminoids: the gelatinoid of meat is easily changed into gelatin by the action of hot water.

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