Definitions

1. noun

a translucent substance obtained by boiling animal skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones, and used as a gelling agent in food, photography, and other applications.

“The chef added gelatine to the dessert to give it a firmer texture.”

2. noun

a substance consisting of a network of protein fibers, produced by the action of heat on animal products, and used in the manufacture of photographic plates and other products.

“The laboratory used gelatine to coat the photographic plates for the experiment.”

3. verb

to treat or coat with gelatine, especially in order to make a photographic plate sensitive to light.

“The photographer had to gelatine the plate before taking the picture.”