gelatinous

[ juh-lat-n-uhs ]

adjective

1. having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
2. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of gelatin.

gelatinous

/ dʒɪˈlætɪnəs /

adjective

1. consisting of or resembling jelly; viscous
2. of, containing, or resembling gelatine

Derived Forms

• geˈlatinously, adverb
• geˈlatinousness, noun

Other Words From

• ge·lati·nous·ly adverb
• ge·lati·nous·ness gel·a·tin·i·ty [jel-, uh, -, tin, -i-tee], noun
• nonge·lati·nous adjective
• nonge·lati·nous·ly adverb
• nonge·lati·nous·ness noun
• subge·lati·nous adjective
• subge·lati·nous·ly adverb
• subge·lati·nous·ness noun
• unge·lati·nous adjective
• unge·lati·nous·ly adverb
• unge·lati·nous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelatinous¹

First recorded in 1715–25; gelatin + -ous

Example Sentences

Then in 2016, researchers discovered that various marine invertebrates “pollinate” seagrass flowers by feeding on and moving between the gelatinous pollen masses of seagrasses, which are descended from land plants.

From Science News

They later realized the system could also be used to noninvasively scan gelatinous animals.

From MIT Technology Review

You’ll have to take their word for it—as you can see from the images presented, this 3D printed meat definitely looks more like a gelatinous dough than typical meat.

From The Daily Beast

Her translation of the request highlights the light crunch of the pale, gelatinous mushroom, its ruffles dressed with lime juice, garlic oil and roasted chickpea flour for creaminess.

From Washington Post

Siphonophores are gelatinous colonial organisms comprised of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of individuals known as zooids.

From Nautilus

[Y]ou will know you have it right when you crush down on the clamp and see white gelatinous material coming through the cervix.

From The Daily Beast

It somewhat resembled meat and was drowned in a gelatinous brown goop meant to approximate gravy.

From The Daily Beast

Both give gumbo the slightly gelatinous quality much prized by everyone who likes it.

From The Daily Beast

Each is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).

From Project Gutenberg

The shell is thick, and is surrounded by an uneven gelatinous envelop which is often stained with bile.

From Project Gutenberg

To this are added 250 parts by weight of washed gelatinous alumina.

From Project Gutenberg

The edible part is grey and gelatinous, and it contains numerous dark-colored seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Gelatinous hydrate of magnesia (as the last).199 Calcined magnesia (taken as the first).

From Project Gutenberg