Hypertext Webster Gateway: "collodion"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
collodion
n : a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and
alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic
films
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