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collodion |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Collodion \Col*lo"di*on\, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko`lla glue + ? form Cf {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography. {Collodion process} (Photog.), a process in which a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture. {Styptic collodion}, collodion containing an astringent, as tannin.
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