plural gels
1
: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
broadly
: jelly sense 2
2
: a thin colored transparent sheet used over a stage light to color it
3
gelled; gelling
Examples of gel in a Sentence
Verb
The mixture will gel as it cools.
Our plans are finally starting to gel.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
In a similar 2022 study in animals, researchers blended rosemary oil and/or cedarwood oil into vegetable oil gels (oleogels).
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The endgame manages to gel the best parts of Split Fiction together and delivers a showstopping, genre-fusing, radical evolution of everything that comes before it.
—Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This treatment can be given through injections, pills, topical gels, or implants.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
In a similar 2022 study in animals, researchers blended rosemary oil and/or cedarwood oil into vegetable oil gels (oleogels).
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Let the mixture sit overnight in the fridge—the seeds will gel and expand into a pudding-like consistency.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The endgame manages to gel the best parts of Split Fiction together and delivers a showstopping, genre-fusing, radical evolution of everything that comes before it.
—Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gel. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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gel
1 of 2 noun
: a solid jellylike colloid (as gelatin dessert)
gel
2 of 2 verb
gelled; gelling
: to change into or take on the form of a gel
Medical Definition
gel
1 of 2 noun
: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
gel
2 of 2 intransitive verb
gelled; gelling
: to change into or take on the form of a gel
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