Definition of Collodion. Meaning of Collodion. Synonyms of Collodion

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Definition of Collodion

Collodion
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.

Meaning of Collodion from wikipedia

- Collodion is a flammable, syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types: flexible and non-flexible. The flexible type...
- The collodion process is an early photographic process. The collodion process, mostly synonymous with the "collodion wet plate process", requires the photographic...
- low-order explosive in mining and other applications. In the form of collodion it was also a critical component in an early photographic emulsion, the...
- the term collodion baby applies to newborns who appear to have an extra layer of skin (known as a collodion membrane) that has a collodion-like quality...
- Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4COOH. A colorless (or white), bitter-tasting solid, it is a precursor to and a metabolite...
- ambrotype, also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on gl**** made by a variant of the wet plate collodion process. Following the...
- proteins responsible for skin development. Less severe mutations result in a collodion membrane and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma-like presentation....
- The Collodion-Albumen process is one of the early dry plate processes, invented by Joseph Sidebotham in 1861. The process lacked economical success because...
- su****ded by 1856 with new, less expensive processes, such as ambrotype (collodion process), that yield more readily viewable images. There has been a revival...
- and tintype, which made use of the recently introduced collodion process. Gl**** plate collodion negatives used to make prints on albumen paper soon became...