different between gelatin vs hectograph

English

Alternative forms

• gelatine

Etymology

Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelare (“to freeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??l?t?n/ or sometimes /?d??l?ti?n/

Noun

gelatin (countable and uncountable, plural gelatins)

1. A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
2. An edible jelly made from this material.
3. A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects.

Synonyms

• E441 when used as a gelling agent

Derived terms

Related terms

• gel

Translations

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, genital, langite, tag line, tagline

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin gelatus via French gélatine

Noun

gelatin m or n (definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

1. gelatine or gelatin

References

• “gelatin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin gelatus via French gélatine

Noun

gelatin m or n (definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

1. gelatine or gelatin

References

• “gelatin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin gelatus via French gélatine

Pronunciation

Noun

gelatin n (uncountable)

1. gelatine

Declension

Anagrams

• gentila

English

Etymology

hecto- +? -graph

Noun

hectograph (plural hectographs)

1. (historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.

Synonyms

• jellygraph

Related terms

• hectographic
• hectography

Translations

Verb

hectograph (third-person singular simple present hectographs, present participle hectographing, simple past and past participle hectographed)

1. To duplicate (a document) by this process.
   • 1971, John Updike, Rabbit Redux, Alfred A. Knopf, p. 39:

     The menus are in hectographed handwriting.