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View synonyms for gelatinous

gelatinous

[ juh-lat-n-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
  2. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of gelatin.


gelatinous

/ dʒɪˈlætɪnəs /

adjective

  1. consisting of or resembling jelly; viscous
  2. of, containing, or resembling gelatine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • geˈlatinously, adverb
  • geˈlatinousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • ge·lati·nous·ly adverb
  • ge·lati·nous·ness gel·a·tin·i·ty [jel-, uh, -, tin, -i-tee], noun
  • nonge·lati·nous adjective
  • nonge·lati·nous·ly adverb
  • nonge·lati·nous·ness noun
  • subge·lati·nous adjective
  • subge·lati·nous·ly adverb
  • subge·lati·nous·ness noun
  • unge·lati·nous adjective
  • unge·lati·nous·ly adverb
  • unge·lati·nous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelatinous1

First recorded in 1715–25; gelatin + -ous
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Example Sentences

Eventually, after language “melted into a gelatinous pool,” she quit and entered the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1965.

Jokura was not the only scientist to make a milestone discovery after wandering past a tank containing a gelatinous animal.

From Salon

Previous research has found that gelatinous zooplankton like velella and their fellow jellyfish thrive in warmer waters, portending an era some scientists have referred to as the “rise of slime.”

"These turtles feed on gelatinous prey such as jellyfish and seabed prey such as crustaceans, and it's easy to see how this item might have looked like a crab claw."

"With higher temperatures, the ocean's upper layer becomes more stratified, and previous research has shown that larger plankton are replaced with smaller plankton and less nutritious gelatinous species, such as jellyfish," explained Ito.

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