aerogel

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US/ˈɛɹ.oʊ.d͡ʒɛl/

noun

A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.

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Meanings

nounaerogel (countable and uncountable, plural aerogels)

plural aerogels

  1. countableuncountableA porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Catalan aerogel
  • aerogelultralight solid-state substance
Finnish aerogeeli
  • aerogeeliultralight solid-state substance
French aérogel
  • aérogelultralight solid-state substance
German Aerogel
  • Aerogelultralight solid-state substance
Greek αεροπήκτωμα
  • αεροπήκτωμα (aeropíktoma)ultralight solid-state substance
Hungarian aerogél
  • aerogélultralight solid-state substance
Italian aerogel
  • aerogelultralight solid-state substance
Korean 에어로젤
  • 에어로젤 (eeorojel)ultralight solid-state substance
Polish aerożel
  • aerożelultralight solid-state substance
Portuguese aerogel
  • aerogelultralight solid-state substance
Punjabi ਏਰੋਜੈੱਲ
  • ਏਰੋਜੈੱਲ (ērojailla)ultralight solid-state substance
Russian аэроге́ль
  • аэроге́ль (aerogélʹ)ultralight solid-state substance
Spanish aerogel
  • aerogelultralight solid-state substance
Turkish aerojel
  • aerojelultralight solid-state substance
Cite this entry
APA

aerogel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerogel

MLA

“aerogel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerogel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerogel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerogel.

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