jell
English
Etymology
A back-formation from jelly; reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.
Pronunciation
- enPR: jĕl, IPA(key): /dʒɛl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛl
- Homophones: gel, jel
Noun
jell (plural jells)
- a jelly or gel
Verb
jell (third-person singular simple present jells, present participle jelling, simple past and past participle jelled)
- To gel
- 2008 December 5, Pennisi, Elizabeth, “Hopping to a Better Protein”, in Science, DOI:, ISSN 0036-8075:
- A lot of things are jelling, says Hoffman.
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Translations
to gel
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Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) je'llõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elädäk.
Verb
jell
- live