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Definition gel
Etymology 1
Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”)
Noun
gel (countable and uncountable, plural gels)
- A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
- Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
Verb
gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)
- (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
- (intransitive) To become a gel.
- (intransitive) To develop a rapport.
Etymology 2
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.
Noun
gel (plural gels)
- (Britain) A girl.
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