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Definition of gelatin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gelatin

noun
 
/ˈdʒelətɪn/
 
/ˈdʒelətɪn/
(also gelatine
 
/ˈdʒelətiːn/
 
/ˈdʒelətiːn/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a clear substance without any taste that is made from boiling animal bones and is used to make jelly, film for cameras, etc.Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.
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