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Noun: gel  jel
  1. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol
    - colloidal gel
     
  2. Jellylike substance used in hair styling
    - hair gel
     
  3. A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for colour effects
    - gelatin
Verb: gel (gelled,gelling)  jel
  1. Become a gel
    "The solid, when heated, gelled"
     
  2. Apply a styling gel to
    "she gels her hair";
    - mousse

Sounds like: geezer, gey, gel

Derived forms: gels, gelled, gelling

Type of: change, colloid, groom, membrane, neaten, toilet articles, toiletry

Encyclopedia: Gel