GELATIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gelatin mean? 

• GELATIN (noun)
  The noun GELATIN has 3 senses:

1. a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

2. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

3. a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

  Familiarity information: GELATIN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GELATIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gelatin; gelatine

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

albuminoid; scleroprotein (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)

Derivation:

gelatinize (convert into gelatinous form or jelly)

gelatinize (become gelatinous or change into a jelly)

gelatinize (coat with gelatin)

gelatinous (thick like gelatin)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

gelatin; jelly

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gelatin"):

calf's-foot jelly (a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet)

gelatin dessert (jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water)

aspic (savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gel; gelatin

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

membrane (a thin pliable sheet of material)

 Context examples 

This species is motile with a single polar flagellum, non-spore forming, oxidase positive, catalase negative, indole negative, urease negative, reduces both nitrate and nitrite, but does not hydrolyze starch, gelatin, esculin or casein.

(Campylobacter concisus, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, non-spore forming, oxidase, catalase, and indole negative, does not produce hydrogen sulfide and does not hydrolyze gelatin, or starch, but does hydrolyze esculin.

(Capnocytophaga ochracea, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase negative, reduces nitrate and hydrolyzes gelatin and casein.

(Brevibacterium epidermidis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase negative, does not reduce nitrate, but does hydrolyze gelatin and casein.

(Brevibacterium casei, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile using 5 to 8 peritrichous flagella, oxidase, urease, and indole negative, does not reduce nitrate, and does not hydrolyze esculin or gelatin.

(Bordetella avium, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is sporulating, produces glutamate mutase, hydrolyzes gelatin, is indole positive, lecithinase and lipase negative and does not ferment inositol, glucose or maltose.

(Clostridium cochlearium, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase, oxidase, urease and indole negative, reduces nitrate, hydrolyzes gelatin and does not produce hydrogen sulfide.

(Capnocytophaga sputigena, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually has a shell made of gelatin with the medicine inside.

(Capsule, NCI Dictionary)

This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes esculin, gelatin, and urea.

(Cellulomonas hominis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming catalase positive, oxidase negative, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes starch and gelatin.

(Cellulosimicrobium cellulans, NCI Thesaurus)