Mousse vs. Gel

Moussenoun

An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

Moussenoun

A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.

Moussenoun

A styling cream used for hair.

Moussenoun

A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.

Mousseverb

To apply mousse (styling cream).

Moussenoun

A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of sweetened and flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the addition of egg yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice cream in being beaten before - not during - the freezing process.

Moussenoun

Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as, a salmon mousse.

Moussenoun

A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling hair.

Moussenoun

a light creamy dessert set with gelatin

Moussenoun

a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin

Moussenoun

toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

Mousseverb

apply a styling gel to;

Moussenoun

a sweet or savoury dish made as a smooth, light mass in which the main ingredient is whipped with cream and egg white

Moussenoun

a mass of tiny bubbles that forms on the top of a glass of champagne or sparkling wine

Moussenoun

a light, foamy preparation used for styling hair

Moussenoun

a cosmetic or skincare product with a foamy consistency

Moussenoun

a frothy brown emulsion of oil and seawater formed by weathering of an oil slick.

Mousseverb

style (hair) using mousse

Mousse

A mousse (; French: [mus]; ) is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. It can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick, depending on preparation techniques.

Gelnoun

A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

Gelnoun

Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

Gelnoun

(British) A girl.

Gelverb

(transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).

Gelverb

(intransitive) To become a gel.

Gelverb

(intransitive) To develop a rapport.

Gelnoun

a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

Gelnoun

a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

Gelverb

become a gel;

Gelverb

apply a styling gel to;

Gelnoun

a a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in cosmetic or medicinal products

Gelnoun

a semi-solid colloidal suspension of a solid dispersed in a liquid.

Gelnoun

a semi-rigid slab or cylinder of an organic polymer used as a medium for the separation of macromolecules.

Gelnoun

an upper-class or well-bred girl or young woman

Gelverb

(of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid

Gelverb

form into a gel

Gelverb

(of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well

Gelverb

(of people) work well together

Gelverb

apply gel to (the hair)

Gel

A gel is a semi-solid that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady-state.