"microgel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹəʊd͡ʒɛl/ [UK] Forms: microgels [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + gel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|gel<id:gelatin>|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + gel., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|gel<id:gelatin>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelāre Italian gelareder. Italian gelatinabor. French gélatinebor. English gelatinclip. English gel English microgel From micro- + gel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microgel (plural microgels)
  1. A gel formed from a network of microscopic filaments of polymer Related terms: macrogel

Inflected forms

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