collodion

[kuh-loh-dee-uhn]

col·lo·di·on

[kuh-loh-dee-uhn]
noun
a yellowish, viscous, highly flammable solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol: used in the manufacture of photographic film, in engraving and lithography, and in medicine chiefly for cementing dressings and sealing wounds.

Origin:
1850–55; alteration of Neo-Latin collodium < Greek kollṓd(ēs) glutinous (kóll(a) glue + -ōdēs -ode1) + -ium -ium
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collodion or collodium (kəˈləʊdɪən, kəˈləʊdɪəm)
 
n
a colourless or yellow syrupy liquid that consists of a solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol: used in medicine and in the manufacture of photographic plates, lacquers, etc
 
[C19: from New Latin collōdium, from Greek kollōdēs glutinous, from kolla glue]
 
collodium or collodium
 
n
 
[C19: from New Latin collōdium, from Greek kollōdēs glutinous, from kolla glue]

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collodion col·lo·di·on (kə-lō'dē-ən)
n.
A highly flammable, colorless or yellowish syrupy solution of pyroxylin, ether, and alcohol, used as an adhesive to close small wounds and hold surgical dressings, in topical medications, and for making photographic plates.

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