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# gelatinous

adjective (gelatinous, more gelatinous)

«gelatinous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thick, soft and wobbly like jelly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#m1)
2. Made of or containing gelatine, the clear substance used to set jelly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons «gelatinous» describes frogspawn, jellyfish, some fungi, slime and the layer around seeds such as chia. In cooking it describes stock that sets when cold. In stories it describes slimy monsters or blobs. Phrases: gelatinous mass, gelatinous texture.

### Examples

- Frogspawn is a gelatinous mass of eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x1)
- The jellyfish's body is soft and gelatinous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x2)
- Chia seeds turn gelatinous when you soak them in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x3)
- The monster was a gelatinous green blob. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x4)
- Cold gravy can turn gelatinous in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x5)
- Some mushrooms have a gelatinous cap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x6)
- We made slime with a gelatinous, wobbly texture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/#x7)

### Note

Stress: ge-LAT-in-ous. Spelling: gelatin (US) or gelatine (UK), but the adjective is always «gelatinous». Gelatine usually comes from animals, so many vegetarians avoid gelatinous sweets made with it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gelatinous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gelatinous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gelatinous.html) on Mova free.