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Definition: COLLODIUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Collodion": 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Collodium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: COLLODIUM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Collodion": 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "COLLODIUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)