jell

English

Etymology

The verb is a back-formation from jelly.[1] The later noun is from the verb.[2] Reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jĕl, IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophones: gel, jel

Noun

jell (plural jells)

  1. Synonym of jelly or gel.

Verb

jell (third-person singular simple present jells, present participle jelling, simple past and past participle jelled)

  1. Synonym of gel.
    • 2008 December 5, Elizabeth Pennisi, “Hopping to a Better Protein”, in Science‎[1], →DOI, →ISSN:
      A lot of things are jelling, says Hoffman.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “jell, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “jell, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Livonian

Verb

jell

  1. Salaca form of je’llõ (“to live; to work”)

References

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