Used in a Sentence

gelatinous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gelatinous.

Editorial note

The result is bigger hams with inferior flavor and a somewhat gelatinous texture.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Jelly-like.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gelatinous gathered in one view.

adjective

Jelly-like.

adjective

Of or referring to gelatin.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gelatinous.

Example sentences

1

The result is bigger hams with inferior flavor and a somewhat gelatinous texture.

2

So my comparison was the whole US family versus the Italian family of frozen gelatinous ice-cream-like desert substances.

3

There are lots of ways to cook oysters, which significantly lessens the briny taste and gelatinous texture.

4

That's how you get a whole population imagining mitochondria as puffy gelatinous beans, instead of network around other organelles.

5

We would learn that they are gelatinous beings who coi5nt in base 17 and show an antenna to say hello.

6

It changes the whole thing from looking like glass to looking like a gelatinous blob.

7

I mix it in with oatmeal and it tastes great (actually its more the gelatinous texture than taste).

8

For Douglas Adams, that scribe of renown, We vomit forth verses of gelatinous brown.

9

Fries animal style will rapidly form a gelatinous cheese skin that's very unappetizing.

10

And you have to expect that as the diameter approaches zero your pasta becomes indistinguishable from a gelatinous lump of gluten aka paste.

11

They will get stuck when they get gelatinous on that 'ceramic' surface.

12

Who wants to live forever if they are a gelatinous, amorphous blob.

Quote examples

1

The equivalent of tossing a cookie at its sticky, gelatinous hide with the words “Don’t Eat Me” written with icing.

2

Your line about a "gelatinous substrate" is certainly entertaining but completely nonsensical.

3

You probaby don't want to hear it, but if I were running a medical system I'd decree that gestating one-and-a-half-pound globs (from the article: "One doctor, visibly shaken, described [the fetus's skin] as 'gelatinous'") outside the womb is a waste of resources.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gelatinous in a sentence?

The result is bigger hams with inferior flavor and a somewhat gelatinous texture.

What does gelatinous mean?

Jelly-like.

What part of speech is gelatinous?

gelatinous is commonly used as adjective.