metagelatin

noun

meta·​gelatin

variants or less commonly metagelatine

¦⸗⸗ at meta- +

: gelatin so modified by heat or acids that it remains fluid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + gelatin or gelatine

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