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Meaning of Gelatin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn

Definitions

  1. A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
    US, countable, uncountable
  2. An edible jelly made from this material.
    US, countable, uncountable
  3. A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.
    US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الجيلاتين جِيلَاتِين
Català gelatina
Čeština želatina
Deutsch Gelatine
Ελληνικά ζελατίνη
Español gelatina
Suomi gelatiini liivate
Français gélatine
Magyar zselatin
Bahasa Indonesia agar
日本語 ゼラチン
ქართული ჟელატინი
Қазақша желатин
한국어 젤라틴
Nederlands gelatine
Polski żelatyna
Português gelatina
Română gelatină
Русский желатин
Svenska gelatin
ไทย เจลาติน
Türkçe jelatin jole
Українська желатин

Examples

“For both images I placed a Kodak 4.0 neutral-density gelatin filter over the lens to reduce the Sun's brightness.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

gelatin salad gelatinase gelatination Gelatine gelatine salad Gelatines

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