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collodion

col·lo·dion

UK/kəˈləʊdiən/ US/kəˈloʊdiən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films

Origin

From Medieval Latin collodium, from Ancient Greek κολλώδης (kollṓdēs, “sticky”).

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