jelly (redirected from jellifying)

jelly /jel·ly/ (jel´e) a soft substance that is coherent, tremulous, and more or less translucent; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.

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cardiac jelly  a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart, which transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.

contraceptive jelly  a nongreasy jelly used in the vagina for prevention of conception.

petroleum jelly  petrolatum.

Wharton's jelly  the intracellular mucoid connective tissue of the umbilical cord.

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jel·ly (jl)

n.

A semisolid resilient substance usually containing some form of gelatin in solution.

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jelly

a soft, coherent, resilient substance; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.

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cardiac jelly

a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart that transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.

Wharton's jelly

the soft, jelly-like intracellular substance of the umbilical cord.