gel

Meanings

Plural: gels

Noun

a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
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 this.
A girl.

Verb

become a gel
- "The solid, when heated, gelled"
apply a styling gel to
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
To become a gel.
To develop a rapport.
To come together to form something; to cohere.

Origin / Etymology

Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the meaning development compare with Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) related to студёный (studjónyj, “cold”).

Synonyms

colloidal gel, gelatin, mousse

Scrabble Score: 4

gel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

gel is a valid Words With Friends word