gel-, gela-, gelati-, gelatino-, geli-, gelo-
Later it came to mean "to congeal"; having to do with "congealing" or with "gelatin, a protein derived from the partial hydrolysis of animal skin, connective tissue, and bone".
Don't confuse words from this Latin element with those from Greek gelo-, geloto-, meaning "laugh, laughing, laughter".
gelidity
(s) (noun) (no pl)
The state of being gelid or very cold as a result of being in a cold environment: Gelidity set into Lynn's feet when she was out
cross- country skiing in the mountains close to her home.
gelidly
(adverb) (not comparable)
Regarding how someone or something is or becomes very cold or icy: Mr. Green gave Mary a gelidly self-satisfied response and turned his back to her and went away.
gelidness
(s) (noun) (no pl)
The condition or state of being gelid or very cold: The gelidness or frostiness of the air outside that day prevented Mary for going on a long walk in the fhe fields next to her house.
gelignite
(s) (noun), gelignites
(pl)
An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate:
Gelignite was invented in 1875 by Alfred Nobel, who had earlier invented dynamite. Unlike dynamite,
gelignite is not subject to the dangerous problem of sweating nor the leaking of unstable nitroglycerine from the solid matrix.
Blasting gelatin is an explosive consisting of collodion-cotton (a type of nitrocellulose or gun cotton) dissolved in nitroglycerine and mixed with wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate.
As one of the cheapest explosives, gelignite is mostly used for large-scale blasting in the construction and mining industries. Unlike gunpowder, it burns slowly and cannot explode without a detonator, so it can be stored safely.
glycerogel
(s) (noun), glycerogels
(pl)
A gel in which glycerin is the dispersed medium: A gglycerogel is a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin.
glycerogelatin, glycerinated gelatin
(s) (noun); glycerogelatins; glycerinated gelatins
(pl)
A preparation made of equal parts of gelatin and glycerin; a firm mass liquefying at gentle heat:
Glycerogelatin is used as a vehicle for suppositories and urethral bougies.
A "bougie" (boo ZHEE, BOO zhee) is a slender cylindrical instrument of rubber, waxed silk, or other material, for introduction into the body passages, such as the urethra, anus, or other canal.
Glycerogelatin,is also defined as a suppository, particularly for insertion into the urethra.
glycogelatin
(s) (noun), glycogelatins
(pl)
A combination of glycerine and gelatin: Glycogelatin is used in the making of lozenges and pastilles.
hydrogel
(s) (noun), hydrogels
(pl)
A thick fluid like a jelly, formed by the addition of a substance to water: A
hydrogel is a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium.
Hydrogel is a network of polymer chains that are water-soluble, sometimes found as a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium. Hydrogels are superabsorbent (they can contain over 99% water) natural or synthetic polymers.
Some uses for hydrogel include disposable diapers that "capture" urine, or in sanitary towels, and
for use with contact lenses (silicone hydrogels, polyacrylamides).
ingelable
(adjective), more ingelable, most ingelable
Not susceptible to coagulate or to solidify: Fat is ingelable when it is very hot on the stove.
metagelatin
(s) (noun) (no pl)
A form of gelatin that remains fluid: Metagelatin is used in photography and made by boiling and cooling a solution of gelatin several times.
mucogelatinous
(adjective), more mucogelatinous, most mucogelatinous
Descriptive of something that contains or resembles mucus and gelatin: A mucogelatinous matter exhibits a viscous, thick, and typically slippery texture.
myogelosis
(s) (noun), myogeloses
(pl)
A hardened region in a muscle: A myogelosis is specifically a hard nodules localized at the origin of a muscle.
pergelicole
(noun), pergelicoles
(pl)
A plant that thrives in geloid soils: Pergelicoles grow in soils with low salt content and weak solutions.
pergelicolous
(adjective), more pergelicolous, most pergelicolous
Relating to a plant that lives in soil with low salt content and weak solutions: Some plants are not pergelicolous because they need salt in the soil to grow properly
photogelatin
(s) (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to a photographic process in which gelatin is used: In her photography class, Jill learned about a photogelatin method or process that used gelatin to receive or transfer a pint.
Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold":
algid- (cold, chilly);
cheimo-, chimo- (winter, cold);
crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost);
cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing);
hiber- (winter, wintry);
pago- (cold, freezing);
psychro- (cold);
rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).
