gelation

English

Etymology

From Latin gelātiō (“freezing”), from gelātus (“frozen”), past participle of gelō (“to freeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

gelation (countable and uncountable, plural gelations)

1. The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.
2. The formation of a gel, especially from a sol.

Derived terms

• cryogelation
• degelation
• gelation time
• hydrogelation
• postgelation
• regelation

Translations

The formation of a solid by cooling

Bulgarian: замразяване (bg) n (zamrazjavane) French: congélation (fr) f

The formation of a gel

Bulgarian: коагулиране n (koagulirane)

Anagrams

• gelatino-, lagonite, legation