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gelatinoid

American  
[juh-lat-n-oid] / dʒəˈlæt nˌɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling gelatin; gelatinous.

noun

  1. a gelatinoid substance.

gelatinoid British  
/ dʒɪˈlætɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling gelatine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a gelatinoid substance, such as collagen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • subgelatinoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of gelatinoid

First recorded in 1865–70; gelatin + -oid

Example Sentences

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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.

From Punch or the London Charivari, October 10, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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