A substance or chemical that causes something to gel or congeal; a gelling agent used in cosmetics, food, or industrial applications.
From gel (verb) plus the agent suffix -ant, which denotes something that performs an action or causes an effect; follows the pattern of present participle turned into a noun.
Gellants are invisible helpers in everyday products—from the polymers that make hair gel hold your style to the thickeners that give yogurt its creamy texture!
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