jell

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English

Etymology

A back-formation from jelly; reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

Pronunciation

Noun

jell (plural jells)

  1. a jelly or gel

Verb

jell (third-person singular simple present jells, present participle jelling, simple past and past participle jelled)

  1. To gel
    • 2008 December 5, Elizabeth Pennisi, “Hopping to a Better Protein”, in Science, →DOI, →ISSN:
      A lot of things are jelling, says Hoffman.

Derived terms

Translations

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elädäk.

Verb

jell

  1. live