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Collodion

//kəˈləʊdiən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints. countable, uncountable

    "The mysterious odour of collodion permeates these memories."

  2. 2
    a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films wordnet

Etymology

From Medieval Latin collodium, from Ancient Greek κολλώδης (kollṓdēs, “sticky”).

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