Shellac vs. Gel

Shellacnoun

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

Shellacnoun

A beating; a thrashing.

Shellacverb

(transitive) To coat with shellac.

Shellacverb

To beat; to thrash.

Shellacverb

To inflict a heavy defeat upon.

Shellacnoun

Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note under 2d Lac.

Shellacnoun

A solution of shellac{1} in alcohol or other volatile solvent, used as a varnish.

Shellacnoun

A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; - no longer manufactured.

Shellacnoun

lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

Shellacnoun

a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

Shellacverb

cover with shellac;

Shellac

Shellac () is a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes and dissolved in alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish.

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.