gelatin, gelatine

(jel'a-tin) [L. gelaius, congealed.] Gelatinum, a derived protein formed from the collagen of the ti ues by boiling in water. Glue, size, and isingla are forms of gelatin. It swells up when put in cold water, but di olves only in hot water. It has been employed hypodermically as a hemostatic and to promote coagulation in the treatment of aneurysms, glyc'erinated g., gelatinum glycerin a tum. Japanese' g., agar-agar, nu'- trient g., a culture medium consisting of bouillon with 10 per cent, of gelatin added, veg'etable g., a substance similar to or identical with gelatin, obtained from gluten. Wharton's g., Wharton's jelly, the mucoid ti ue of the umbilical cord.