Gel vs Goo - What's the difference?
gel | goo |
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
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, title= Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
To become a gel.
To develop a rapport.
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.
Excessive, showy sentimentality
To apply goo to something.
As an initialism gel
is lari, the currency used in georgia.As a noun goo is
(uncountable|informal) any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid or goo can be an example of baby talk.As a verb goo is
to apply goo to something or goo can be to produce baby talk.gel
English
(wikipedia gel)Etymology 1
Coined by in the mid 19th century as a clipping of (gelatin), from (etyl)Noun
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Derived terms
* aerogel * hair gel * hydrogel * shower gel * silica gel * xerogelSee also
For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on (colloid)sVerb
(gell)See also
* aerosol * colloid * emulsion * foam * solEtymology 2
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of (girl).Anagrams
* English heteronyms ----goo
English
Etymology 1
American English, known since 1903, probably from (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.Noun
(-)- ''I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- ''When dad couldn't stand the goo anymore, he stopped Tommy's tearful goodbye from the Swedish au-pair Matts, firmly smacking the boys' pants and grumbling "Now stop the goo or I'll give each of you a reason to cry!"
Derived terms
* from goo to you by way of the zoo * gooey * gooeynessSynonyms
* gloop * glop * gook * goop * gunge * gunk * gum * muck * ooze * paste * slop * sludgeVerb
(en verb)- ''They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.