gel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʤɛl/

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Noun

Singular gel

Plural gels

1. (uncountable) Gel is a slime-like material. It is semi-solid and is normally used in cosmetics (for example, a "shaving gel or a "hair gel")

Related words

• shower gel
• hair gel

Verb

Plain form gel

Third-person singular gels

Past tense gelled

Past participle gelled

Present participle gelling

1. (intransitive) When something gels, it becomes a gel.
2. (transitive) If you gel something, you put gel on it.