collodion


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
collodion /kəˈləʊdɪən/
noun a syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in a mixture of alcohol and ether, used as a coating, especially in surgery.
– origin C19: from Gk kollōdēs ‘glue-like’.
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