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gel

[jel] / dʒɛl /












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Once inside the joint, the gel acts as a storage site for lacosamide, keeping the medication concentrated in the affected area while gradually releasing it over several weeks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Janice Sedgwick, a volunteer at the charity's Guildford branch, said needed items were things like "toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, sanitary pads and laundry detergent".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The researchers repurposed an existing medication and paired it with an advanced gel designed to keep the drug inside the joint.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Everything fits in three shipping containers, which are moisture-controlled with buckets of silica gel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

I’m just standing here, putting gel on my edges, but who wants their older brother sticking his nose in the bathroom while they’re getting ready?

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

If it did, the attempt to recreate the first film’s magic would’ve come with plenty of film stock and some colored gels to make sure every shot isn’t washed out in jaundiced yellow.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, those gels still need to be surgically implanted.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

UV light is used for air purification, curing resins in 3D printing, hardening gels in dental fillings, and even applications such as nail treatments.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Young shoppers enamored with the “glass skin” look are snapping up serums, peels, gels and mists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

And now Mustafa practically lives in the bathroom, shaves, gels his hair, and drowns in cologne.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

The cast of the Sky show appear to have gelled well over its run.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Flint often gelled his hair into the shape of two devil horns, of which a silhouette is etched into the backrest of the bench.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

His hair looked like it had been gelled, and he smelled amazing.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Many vegan meat alternatives also use gelling agents that bind water and fat.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

But they are really gelling in a way that’s better than I could ever hope for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

We want to see goals, we want to see defending, great assists, the team really gelling together on the pitch.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2022

A unit that was overhauled in the offseason by free-agent signings and has taken time to develop chemistry due to injuries and inconsistency, may finally be gelling at just the right time.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

Now, as the skipper was a very sharp fellow, and perfectly understood his business-practically anticipating the Transatlantic axiom of buying at the cheapest market and gelling at the dearest-he soon contrived to grow rich.

From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth




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