gelatin
/jell teen/ (also gelatine /jellteen/) • noun 1 a virtually colourless and tasteless water-soluble protein prepared from collagen and used in food preparation, in photographic processing, and for making glue. 2 a high explosive consisting chiefly of a gel of nitroglycerine with added cellulose nitrate. — DERIVATIVES gelatinize (also gelatinise) verb gelatinous adjective. — ORIGIN French gélatine, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’; related to JELLY.
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