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GELATIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

Synonyms:

gel; gelatin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

membrane (a thin pliable sheet of material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

Synonyms:

gelatin; jelly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gelatin"):

calf's-foot jelly (a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet)

gelatin dessert (jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water)

aspic (savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

Synonyms:

gelatin; gelatine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("gelatin" is a kind of...):

albuminoid; scleroprotein (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)

Derivation:

gelatinize (convert into gelatinous form or jelly)

gelatinize (become gelatinous or change into a jelly)

gelatinize (coat with gelatin)

gelatinous (thick like gelatin)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The shells are made of a suitable form of gelatin or other substance.

(Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A solid contained within either a hard or soft soluble shell, usually prepared from gelatin.

(Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is indole positive, hydrolyzes gelatin, does not hydrolyze esculin and does not ferment mannose, sorbitol or trehalose.

(Clostridium cadaveris, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is indole negative, liquefies gelatin, does not reduce nitrate and does not produce acid from lactose or ribose.

(Clostridium histolyticum, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is indole positive, but lipase, catalase, urease and nitrate negative, hydrolyzes esculin and gelatin, and is beta-lactamase positive thus resistant to penicillin G, vancomycin, ceftizoxime, cefotetan.

(Bacteroides nordii, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, produces the type F toxin, does not hydrolyze gelatin, does not produce acid from trehalose, hydrolyzes esculin and reduces nitrate.

(Clostridium baratii, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase positive, does not reduce nitrate, indole positive, and hydrolyzes casein, esculin, gelatin, and starch.

(Bacillus alvei, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is non-motile, hemolytic, hydrolyzes gelatin, is weakly catalase positive and does not reduce nitrate.

(Alistipes putredinis, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is catalase negative, does not reduce nitrate and does not hydrolyze esculin, urea or gelatin.

(Actinomyces turicensis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is non-spore forming, catalase and indole negative, does not liquefy gelatin, hydrolyze hippurate, digest meat, or reduce nitrate, but does ferment glucose, glycogen, trehalose, and starch, as well as hydrolyze esculin.

(Olsenella uli, NCI Thesaurus)