Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Collodion

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Collodion


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(n.) 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.