gel

UK /d͡ʒɛl/ US /d͡ʒɛl/
noun 4verb 4

Definitions

noun

1

A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

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.

Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.

2

Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

3

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

verb

1

To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).

It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.

2

To become a gel.

3

To develop a rapport.

He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled.

4

To come together to form something; to cohere.

We put our ideas together and they eventually gelled into a saleable product.

noun

1

A girl.

"Now pray don't be troublesome, my dear gel," said Uncle Andrew.

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