Definition, Meaning & Anagrams | English word GEL

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Definitions of GEL

1. A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
2. Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
3. (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
4. (intransitive) To become a gel.
5. (intransitive) To develop a rapport.
6. (intransitive, figurative) To come together to form something; to cohere.
7. (British, slang) A girl.

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Examples of Using GEL in a Sentence

• Agarose gel electrophoresis is a method of gel electrophoresis used in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and clinical chemistry to separate a mixed population of macromolecules such as DNA or proteins in a matrix of agarose, one of the two main components of agar.
• Street names include Brownies, Dextro, Drix, Gel, Groove, Lean, Mega-perls, Poor man's ecstasy, Poor man's PCP, Red devils, Robo, Rojo, Rome, Skittles, Sizzurp, Triple Cs, Sky and Velvet.
• " Concerning the album title, McLaughlin remarked: "Every now and then a group of musicians will gel together in such an incredible way, and at that point it's like you lose normal gravity.
• Gelatin desserts are desserts made with a sweetened and flavoured processed collagen product (gelatin), which makes the dessert "set" from a liquid to a soft elastic solid gel.
• Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design.
• In RFLP analysis, a DNA sample is digested into fragments by one or more restriction enzymes, and the resulting restriction fragments are then separated by gel electrophoresis according to their size.
• Briefly, purified DNA from a biological sample (such as blood or tissue) is digested with restriction enzymes, and the resulting DNA fragments are separated by electrophoresis using an electric current to move them through a sieve-like gel or matrix, which allows smaller fragments to move faster than larger fragments.
• In telecommunications, a filled cable is a cable that has a non-hygroscopic material, usually a gel called icky-pick, inside the jacket or sheath.
• Typically, a topical anesthetic, most often xylocaine gel (common brand names are Anestacon and Instillagel) is employed.
• Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is a technique widely used in biochemistry, forensic chemistry, genetics, molecular biology and biotechnology to separate biological macromolecules, usually proteins or nucleic acids, according to their electrophoretic mobility.
• Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth.
• Jelly beans are small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors (see gelatin and jelly).
• The history of molecular evolution starts in the early 20th century with comparative biochemistry, and the use of "fingerprinting" methods such as immune assays, gel electrophoresis, and paper chromatography in the 1950s to explore homologous proteins.
• Using a gel electrolyte instead of a liquid allows the battery to be used in different positions without leaking.
• Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot.
• Silica gel is an amorphous and porous form of silicon dioxide (silica), consisting of an irregular tridimensional framework of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms with nanometer-scale voids and pores.
• Gel electrophoresis of nucleic acids is an analytical technique to separate DNA or RNA fragments by size and reactivity.
• A lower-temperature reaction, requiring only 600 °C, utilizes natural gas as the carbon source in the presence of silica gel or alumina catalysts:.
• Some are in a water-based gel while others are petroleum jelly-based, and the suppositories use a base of cocoa butter.
• The ultramicroscope system can also be used to observe tiny nontransparent particles dispersed in a transparent solid or gel.
• The product has a wide variety of uses, including the formulation of cements, coatings, passive fire protection, textile and lumber processing, manufacture of refractory ceramics, as adhesives, and in the production of silica gel.
• The most common desiccant is silica gel, an otherwise inert, nontoxic, water-insoluble white solid.
• Phlegm, and mucus as a whole, is in essence a water-based gel consisting of glycoproteins, immunoglobulins, lipids and other substances.
• While VSprites are a virtualization of hardware sprites Bobs are drawn into a playfield by the blitter, saving and restoring the background of the GEL as required.
• Metronidazole is available orally (by mouth), as a cream or gel, and by slow intravenous infusion (injection into a vein).

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