Meaning of Gel | Babel Free
d͡ʒɛlDefinitions
- A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
- A girl.
- Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
- A film of flexible transparent plastic (such as acetate, celluloid, or cellophane) suitable for making superimpositions or diapositives (image to overlay on other images, especially for overhead projectors); a digital virtual equivalent of this.
Equivalents
Examples
“Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.”
“"Now pray don't be troublesome, my dear gel," said Uncle Andrew.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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