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| aspic1 |
a gelatin, usu. of meat or fish stock, used as a garnish for fish or meat or to make a mold of various foods. |
| Bavarian cream |
a dessert composed of gelatin, whipped cream, eggs, and fruit flavoring and similar to a soufflé. |
| blancmange |
a white, sweet milk pudding, thickened with cornstarch or gelatin and flavored with vanilla or rum. |
| emulsion |
a light-sensitive coating of silver halides suspended in gelatin, used on photographic film and paper. [1/2 definitions] |
| gel |
a thin, colored piece of translucent material containing gelatin that is placed over theater lights; gelatin slide. [1/3 definitions] |
| gelati |
an Italian frozen dessert made of milk, sugar, gelatin, and flavoring. |
| gelatin |
any of a variety of substances that have properties similar to gelatin. [2/3 definitions] |
| gelatinize |
to make or change into gelatin or jelly. [2/3 definitions] |
| gelatinous |
like jelly or gelatin, esp. in consistency. [2 definitions] |
| gelignite |
a blasting explosive containing nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, and the like; gelatin dynamite. |
| gumdrop |
a small chewy candy made of flavored gum arabic or gelatin and usu. coated with granulated sugar. |
| hectograph |
a duplicating machine by which written or typed material is transferred to a gelatin surface from which copies may be made. [1/2 definitions] |
| isinglass |
a clear gelatin obtained from the air bladders of fish, esp. sturgeon. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jell-O |
trademark for a sweetened, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. |
| jelly |
a food jelled by gelatin or pectin, esp. a sweet preparation of concentrated fruit juice that is usu. spread on bread. [2/4 definitions] |
| marshmallow |
a spongy confection made of corn syrup, sugar, egg whites, and gelatin. [1/2 definitions] |
| mousse |
a light, molded dessert made with whipped cream, flavoring such as fruit or chocolate, and sometimes gelatin. [1/3 definitions] |
| semisolid |
neither solid nor liquid, as a gelatin. [1/2 definitions] |
| sherbet |
a frozen dessert, usu. flavored with fruit juice and made with milk, egg whites, or gelatin. |
| syllabub |
a beverage or dessertlike dish of cream or milk, sweetened and mixed with wine or liquor and sometimes gelatin. |
| wafer |
a thin disk of adhesive material, such as gelatin or dried paste, used to seal or attach papers or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
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