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Word: Gel
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: abbreviation of gelatin. See also jell
dʒɛl
a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in cosmetic or medicinal products
Short Definition:thick, clear, slightly sticky substance
Examples:- hair gel
a semi-rigid slab or cylinder of an organic polymer used as a medium for the separation of macromolecules.
Short Definition:slab or cylinder of organic polymer
Word: Gel
Speech Type: Verb
dʒɛl
(of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid
Short Definition:set or become more solid
Examples:- the stew is gelling
(of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well
Short Definition:take definite form or begin to work well
Examples:- everything seemed to gel for the magazine
apply gel to (the hair)
Short Definition:apply gel to hair
Examples:- they'd gelled their hair
- short gelled hair
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