To firm or form a gel; semi-rigid textured, colored starch-paste resembling a jelly.
A colloid, where the dispersed phase is liquid and the dispersion medium is solid.
A substance that is firm even though it contains a lot of liquid. Gels are often used to soothe irritated skin, to stop oozing or bleeding, and to apply other drugs to an area to be treated.
A suspension that sets into a jelly-like solid.
A colloidal suspension that has set to form a jelly. Some insoluble drugs are administered in the form of gels.
The term applied to a colloid substance which is firm in consistency although it contains much water: for example, ordinary gelatin.
A semisolid precipitated or coagulated colloid; a jelly-like colloid; jelly. It contains a large amount of water.
Thickened styling preparation that comes in a tube or bottle and creates a strong hold.
A gel is a jelly-like substance composed of tiny, non-dissolvable particles that are spread throughout a liquid. Gels are frequently employed as the base for topical treatments applied to the skin, especially those intended for the face and scalp.