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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

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Collodion

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

col=lo=di=on

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Collodion has 1 sense

collodion(n = noun.substance) - a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films;

is a kind of

solution

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Collodion, n. [Gr. like glue; ko`lla glue + form. Cf. Colloid.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Collodion, n. a syrupy solution of cellulose nitrate in a mixture of alcohol and ether, used in photography and surgery.

Etymology

Gk kollodes gluelike f. kolla glue