gelatin
/ˈdʒelətɪn/(亦作 gelatine /ˈdʒelətiːn/)
noun
mass noun
1- a virtually colourless and tasteless water-soluble protein prepared from collagen and used in food preparation as the basis of jellies, in photographic processes, and in glue明胶, 白明胶, 胶, 动物胶, 骨胶。
1.1
- （一般作 blasting gelatin）a high explosive consisting chiefly of a gel of nitroglycerine with added cellulose nitrate炸胶,爆胶。
词源
early 19th cent.: from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from gelata, from Latin （see JELLY）.