aerogel

== English == === Etymology === From aero- +‎ gel. First attested in the early 1920s as a coinage credited to British-Irish chemist Frederick G. Donnan, originally in reference to coagulated aerosols. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹ.oʊ.d͡ʒɛl/ === Noun === aerogel (countable and uncountable, plural aerogels) A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas. ==== Derived terms ==== X-aerogel ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: aerogél → Polish: aerożel ==== Translations ==== === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === aerogel m (plural aerogéis) aerogel (an ultralight solid-state substance) === Further reading === “aerogel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aerogel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From aero- +‎ gel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aeɾoˈxel/ [a.e.ɾoˈxel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: a‧e‧ro‧gel === Noun === aerogel m (plural aerogeles) aerogel