Hypertext Webster Gateway: "developer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Developer \De*vel"op*er\, n.
One that develops; specif.:
(a) (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing
photographs.
(b) (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by
its action upon some substance on the fiber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Developer \De*vel"op*er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, develops.
2. (Photog.) A reagent by the action of which the latent
image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the
camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
developer
n 1: someone who contracts for and supervises the construction of
a building [syn: {builder}, {constructor}]
2: photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for
developing film
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