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Definition: Gel |
GelNoun1. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol. Verb1. Become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled". 2. Apply mousse to; of hair. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "gel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1913. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | An electrolyte jellified through the addition of silicic acid to sulphuric acid. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Index-matching material in the form of a gel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A substance, resembling petroleum jelly in viscosity, that surrounds a fiber, or multiple fibers, enclosed in a loose buffer tube. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Food & Agriculture | A semi-solid system consisting of a network of solid colloidal aggregates in which liquid is held. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A translucent to transparent, semisolid, apparently homogeneous substance in a colloidal state, generally elastic and jellylike, offering little resistance to liquid diffusion, and containing a dispersion or network of fine particles that have coalesced to some degree b. A nonhomogeneous gelatinous precipitate; e.g., a coagel c. A liquefied mud, which became firm and then reabsorbed most of the water released earlier. A gel is in a more solid form than a sol, and cansustain limited shear stress. See also:thixotropy e.g., a coagel. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Color gel is a translucent coloured material that is used in theatre to colour light.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Color gel."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A gel is an apparently solid, jellylike material formed from a colloidal solution. By weight, gels are mostly liquid, yet they behave like solids. An example is gelatin.In fiber-optic communications, a gel resembling petroleum jelly in viscosity is used to surround a fiber, or multiple fibers, enclosed in a loose buffer tube. This gel serves to lubricate and support the fibers in the buffer tube. It also prevents water intrusion if the buffer tube is breached. Gels are also used in fiber-optics as index-matching materials.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from the FAA Glossary of Optical Communications Terms
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gel."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Gel is the theater term for color filters. These are thin sheets of plastic placed in front of a lighting fixture to color its output. The term originated from the sheets being cast from gelatin; these days sheets are typically polyester or polycarbonate films. Previous to gelatin, colored water or silk was used.Manufacturers of gel include Rosco, Great American Market (GAM), Lee, and Apollo. Sheets are typically 20"x24", which are then cut down by lighting techs to the apropriate size. The size originates, again, from the gelatin days- a standard baker's sheet is 20x24, which was used to cast the sheets. You can now buy them in single sheets, full width rolls 50 feet long, or in pre-cut rolls 50 feet long.
Gel still has a limited life, especially in saturated colors. The color will fade, and the sheet will have to be replaced. In permanent installations and some theatrical uses, colored glass filters or dichroic filters are being used. The main drawback is additional expense and a more limited selection.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gel (theater)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
GEL | English | Gelidium spp. | Food & Agriculture, Biology & Biotechnology |
GEL | Greek | λάρι | Geography |
| GELFAC | English | Gel Frontal Analysis Chromatography | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: GelSynonyms: colloidal gel (n), mousse (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Density | Condense, thicken, gel, inspissate, incrassate; compress, squeeze, ram down, constipate. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | That's hair gel. (Mission Hill; writing credit: Aaron Ehasz; Andrew Kreisberg) Gel is essential when things get complicated (The Good Thief; writing credit: Auguste Le Breton; Jean-Pierre Melville) | |
Lyrics | And all that extra hold gel in your hair oughtta lock it (That Don't Impress Me Much; performing artist: Shania Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Gel fatal (1997) Atla Gel Saban (1984) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Hand holding a breast implant which is a flexible sac filled with silicone gel. A surgeon inserts the sac into the chest just under the skin. This implant can be inflated with air or injected with a saline solution to adjust the size. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | A dye marker on agarose gel is used to separate DNA. The smaller fragments move faster, the larger ones move slower. This separation process is used to analyyze the size of DNA fragments, to map DNA, to separate fragments of DNA to create clones. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | DNA gel being stained with Commassie brilliant blue dye. Various images are included. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | DNA taken from the genes of human cells has been cleaved into small fragments by enzymes. The small DNA pieces are isolated by electropheresis onto an agarose gel plate. Scientist use this technique to identify and study genes. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Pictured is a gel envelope being placed on a test pad, in a laboratory setting. Visible also are the rubber-gloved hands of scientists, a glass sheet and a white paper covering. They are preparing for the southern blot technique, now used in recombinant DNA technology. These new technologies have revolutionized the way scientists can look at the detail of cellular molecules. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | The image shows a male scientist examining a gel. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Double immunodiffusion in agar gel illustrating the exoantigen method. H Ab - antibodies to H. capsulatum; H ag - histoplasmin or fungal extract; B ag - Blastomyces dermatitidis extract. Credit: CDC. |  | Differences between European and Africanized honey bees can be seen in this DNA sequencing gel being read by microbiologist Hachiro Shimanuki and geneticist Cristina Arias. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
 | Entomologist Steve Sheppard prepares an agarose gel to be used in separating honey bee DNA fragments. Photo by Scott Bauer. Credit: USDA ARS News. |  | Wheat seeds treated with bacteria like those colonized in this petri dish are nearly immune to wheat take-all, a root-destroying fungal disease. The sequencing gel in the background bears the genetic code for bacterial enzymes that synthesize natural antibiotics. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga.. |
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| "Abstract gel 1" by Gilbert Tremblay Commentary: "Tests with gel for an abstract picture." | "Improvisation" by Umayr Sahlan Masud Commentary: "This is an image of a big bottle of hair gel :P looks nice eh :) just mail me if u use this." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For rinses and gel applications the evidence is promising but not definitive. (references) | |
It is also available as an IUD (intrauterine device), a vaginal gel, and shots. (references) | ||
Subtyping of S. sonnei by pulsed field gel electrophoresis can improve outbreak detection and control. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Georgia | The owners stated that in return they were forced to take $50,000 (100,000 GEL) in cash. (references) |
Georgia | The Government gives stipends of approximately $7 (14 GEL) per person per month to IDP'S; however, these were paid inconsistently. (references) | |
Economic History | Georgia | Monthly minimum pensions were increased to GEL 14 in November 1998 and remain at this level. (references) |
Human Rights | Georgia | He was found not guilty of participation in the February 1998 assassination attempt, but he was convicted of misappropriation of $127,800 (254,000 GEL) and participation in the 1992 rebellion by supporters of deposed President Gamsakuhurdia. (references) |
Political Economy | Georgia | Per capita GDP for the first half of the year was approximately $324 (666 GEL). (references) |
Georgia | Agriculture represents approximately 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and GDP during the first 6 months of the year increased 5.2 percent to $ 1.5 billion (3.08 billion GEL). (references) | |
Worker Rights | Georgia | The state minimum wage was raised in 1999 to $10.80 (20 GEL) a month. (references) |
Georgia | Average wages in private enterprises were $75 to $100 (150 to 200 GEL) monthly; in state enterprises, $15 to $30 (30 to 60 GEL). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Gel" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.43% of the time. "Gel" is used about 542 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 83.43% | 453 | 12,868 |
| Noun (proper) | 9.02% | 49 | 48,677 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.97% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.66% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (common) | 0.92% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 542 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| France | Gel 2000 SA |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "gel": agarose gel ♦ agarose gel electrophoresis ♦ bronzing gel ♦ colloidal gel ♦ gel chromatography ♦ Gel electrophoresis ♦ gel filtration ♦ gel filtration chromatography ♦ gel formation ♦ gel permeation chromatography ♦ gel retardation assay ♦ gel shift assay ♦ gel strength ♦ hair gel ♦ polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis ♦ seeded gel ♦ seeded gel aluminium oxide ♦ silica gel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "gel": gel-emulsion, gel-extraction, gel-filtered, gel-like, gel-mobility, gel-purified, gel-smeared, Gel-sperse, gel-sprays. | |
Ending with "gel": bath-gel, Cream-gel, filter-gel, pa-gel, P-gel, red-gel, sds-gel, setting-gel, shower-gel, sol-gel, super-gel, T-gel. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
gel candle | 588 | gel battery | 56 |
gel | 360 | gel permeation chromatography | 55 |
gel nail | 300 | hydro gel slim patch | 55 |
cutting gel | 267 | hammer gel | 53 |
silica gel | 222 | gel motorcycle seat | 51 |
gel pen | 196 | gel candle how to make | 50 |
gel thin | 186 | gel foam | 48 |
gel cell battery | 186 | cador cream gel ice | 47 |
testosterone gel | 158 | sol gel | 47 |
ripping gel | 145 | bodylite gel patch | 46 |
aloe vera gel | 136 | gel pad | 45 |
styling gel | 126 | gel candle making | 44 |
tooth whitening gel | 118 | gel pack | 43 |
hair gel | 110 | bath gel | 39 |
gel electrophoresis | 107 | gel seat | 37 |
gel bra | 92 | gel coat repair | 36 |
gel coat | 88 | cohesive gel implant | 32 |
shower gel | 87 | gel sure | 30 |
gel candle supply | 80 | gel candle wholesale | 30 |
differin gel | 77 | eye gel | 29 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "gel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | xhel, lëng i mpiksur. (various references) | |
Arabic | مادة هلامية, تحول إلى جل, تخثر (cake, clot, coagulate, congealment, curd, curdle, freeze, thickening, thrombocyte, thrombosis), تجلد (freeze), جل مادة هلامية. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гел, пихтиеста утайка. (various references) | |
Chinese | 胶凝体. (various references) | |
Czech | gel. (various references) | |
Danish | gelning, gelé (jelly), gel (index-matching gel, jelly, lari), indextilpasset gel (index-matching gel), indekstilpasset gel (index-matching gel). (various references) | |
Dutch | geleren (gel formation, gelatinization, gelation, gelification, gelling, jellify, jelly), gel vormen, gel (index-matching gel, jelly, lari), beschermingsgel (index-matching gel). (various references) | |
Finnish | geeliytyä, geeli, taitekertoimen sovitusaine (index-matching gel), hyytelö (jelly). (various references) | |
French | gel. (various references) | |
German | Gel (jelly, lari), gelieren (gelatinize, jell, set). (various references) | |
Greek | πηκτή (aspic jelly, blancmange, gelatine, jelly). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מקפא (gruel, jelly, magma, porridge), להקריש (coagulate, firm, freeze, jell, jellify), להגליד (crust, skin over), קריש (aspic, curd, jam, jelly). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gél (gaelic). (various references) | |
Italian | gel (freeze). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ゲリラ兵 (calking, caulking, caution, coach, coach's box, coaster, coat, coating, coda, coding, coding system, cogeneration, cogeneration system, Coke, Coke highball, coordinate, coordination, coordinator, corduroy, corkscrew, corselet, cortisone, course, course of study, course record, courseware, gene, Gentzen, germane, germanium, guerrilla, lane marks, money, money pinch, ski slope, tennis court). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ゲル (money). (various references) | |
Korean | 젤. (various references) | |
Manx | gloaghey, gloagh (gelatine, spawn). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elgay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | gel (jelly, lari). (various references) | |
Russian | гель. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | gel. (various references) | |
Spanish | gel (jelly, lari, slurry). (various references) | |
Swedish | gel (cream, jelly, lari), stelna (Curdle, grow stiff, harden, jell, ossify, stiffen). (various references) | |
Thai | เข้ากันได้ (jibe), เจลสำหรับแต่งผม, กลายเป็นเจล (gelate). (various references) | |
Turkish | pelte (jell, jelly, mush, pectin), koloit (colloid), jelleşmek, jel, jöleye dönüşmek, jöle (glaze, jell, jelly). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | гель. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gel": gelable, gelada, geladas, gelandesprung, gelandesprungs, gelant, gelants, gelate, gelated, gelates, gelati, gelatin, gelatine, gelatines, gelating, gelatinization, gelatinizations, gelatinize, gelatinized, gelatinizes, gelatinizing, gelatinous, gelatinously, gelatinousness, gelatinousnesses, gelatins, gelation, gelations, gelato, gelatos, geld, gelded, gelder, gelders, gelding, geldings, gelds, gelee, gelees, gelid, gelidities, gelidity, gelidly, gelignite, gelignites, gellant, gellants, gelled, gelling, gels, gelsemia. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "gel": aasvogel, aerogel, angel, archangel, bagel, becudgel, cudgel, evangel, fodgel, hydrogel, kugel, mangel, plasmagel, ridgel, solgel, spiegel. (additional references) | |
Words containing "gel": aasvogels, aerogels, ageless, agelessly, agelessness, agelessnesses, agelong, angeled, angelfish, angelfishes, angelic, angelica, angelical, angelically, angelicas, angeling, angelologies, angelologist, angelologists, angelology, angels, angelus, angeluses, archangelic, archangels, averagely, bagels, bargello, bargellos, becudgeled, becudgeling, becudgelled, becudgelling, becudgels, biflagellate, bridgeless, cageling, cagelings, changeless, changelessly, changelessness, changelessnesses, changeling, changelings, congelation, congelations, cudgeled, cudgeler, cudgelers, cudgeling, cudgelled. (additional references) | |
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"Gel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: egal, egel, egl, eglo, egw, fgel, gael, gea, Geall, gec, geeh, Geel, Geely, gef, geg, geh, geil, gek, gela, gelb, gelc, gele, gelf, geli, gelk, gelo, gelp, gelu, gely, gelz, geolu, gep, geq, ger, gerl, geu, Geula, gev, gew, gex, gey, gez, gfe, Gheel, gheg, Giel, gii, gik, gil, gje, gle, glec, Glek, gleo, gler, gley, goel, Goelz, gol, greel, grel, grell, gse, Gsell, guel, Guell, gul, gw, Gwyl, jle, ngael, uel, xel, zel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "gel" (pronounced je"l) |
| 3 | j e" l | jell. |
| 2 | -e" l | bedel, befell, Bel, bell, Belle, cartel, Carvel, Cel, cell, clientele, compel, del, dell, dispel, dwell, El, Ell, Excel, expel, farewell, fell, ferrel, foretell, gazelle, hell, hotel, impel, spell, swell, Tel, tell, knell, lapel, Mademoiselle, Marcel, materiel, Mel, Mell, misspell, Morel, motel, Noel, nouvelle, outsell, pastel, personnel, propel, quell, repel, resell, retell, sell, Selle, shell, smell, Snell, well, yell. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: leg. | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-l" | |
-1 letter: el. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-l" | |
+1 letter: egal, gale, geld, gels, gelt, gled, glee, gleg, glen, gley, glue, legs, loge, luge, ogle. | |
+2 letters: agile, aglee, aglet, agley, algae, angel, angle, argle, bagel, belga, bilge, bogle, bugle, bulge, eagle, elegy, fugle, gable, galea, gales, gavel, gelds, gelee, gelid, gelts, gimel, glace, glade, glare, glaze, gleam, glean, gleba, glebe, glede, gleds, gleed, gleek, glees, gleet, glens, gleys, glide, glime, globe, glove, gloze, glued, gluer, glues, gluey, glume, golem, gruel, guile, gules, ingle, kluge, kugel, lager, large, ledge, ledgy, legal, leger, leges, leggy, legit, liege, liger, lodge, loges, longe, luged, luger, luges, lunge, ogled, ogler, ogles, plage, regal. | |
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