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Noun: aerogel  'eh-row,jel
  1. A synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with a gas
    "The microscope collects stacks of digital images of the aerogel collectors in the array"

Derived forms: aerogels

Encyclopedia: Aerogel