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A solid that's lying about being a liquid, and vice versa.
means A semi-solid substance made of a liquid dispersed in a solid network, firm enough to hold its shape but wobbly enough to admit it's mostly liquid underneath.
from Short for 'gelatin,' which traces back to Latin 'gelare,' meaning 'to freeze' or 'congeal' — the same root that gives us 'gelato' and 'congeal.' The word was clipped down to 'gel' in the 1800s by chemists describing colloidal substances that set without truly solidifying, and by the 20th century it had slicked its way into hair care and casual speech alike.
- structure
- liquid trapped in a solid 3D network
- mostly
- often over 90 percent water or solvent
- etymology
- from gelatin, from Latin gelare, to freeze
- team sports use
- also means a plan finally coming together