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jell

UK/d͡ʒɛl/ US/ˈdʒɛl/ uncommon

verb

1.

become gelatinous

  • “the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme”
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Origin

The verb is a back-formation from jelly. The later noun is from the verb. Reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

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