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HYDROCOLLOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that forms a gel with water
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydrocolloid" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydrocolloid"):
Jell-O; jello (fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder)