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alcogel
"A gel in which the liquid constituent is an alcohol; a gelatinous suspension dispersed in an alcohol", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Graham (1805–1869), chemist. From
alco-
+
gel-
. Compare alcosol.