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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLLODION

From New Latin collōdium, from Greek kollōdēs glutinous, from kolla glue.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLODION

collodion  [kəˈləʊdɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLODION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Collodion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLODION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

collodion

Collodion

Collodion is a flammable, syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types: flexible; non-flexible. The flexible type is often used as a surgical dressing or to hold dressings in place. When painted on the skin, collodion dries to form a flexible nitrocellulose film. While it is initially colorless, it discolors over time. Non-flexible collodion is often used in theatrical make-up.

Definition of collodion in the English dictionary

The definition of collodion in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLODION


accordion
əˈkɔːdɪən
Barbadian
bɑːˈbeɪdɪən
Cambodian
kæmˈbəʊdɪən
Canadian
kəˈneɪdɪən
comedian
kəˈmiːdɪən
custodian
kʌsˈtəʊdɪən
diacodion
ˌdaɪəˈkəʊdɪən
Gideon
ˈɡɪdɪən
guardian
ˈɡɑːdɪən
Indian
ˈɪndɪən
median
ˈmiːdɪən
melodeon
mɪˈləʊdɪən
melodion
mɪˈləʊdɪən
meridian
məˈrɪdɪən
nickelodeon
ˌnɪkəˈləʊdɪən
obsidian
ɒbˈsɪdɪən
odeon
ˈəʊdɪən
prosodian
prəʊˈzəʊdɪən
Rhodian
ˈrəʊdɪən
Trinidadian
ˌtrɪnɪˈdædɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLODION

collocate
collocation
collocational
collocutor
collocutory
collodium
collogue
colloguing
colloid
colloidal
colloidal solution
colloidal suspension
colloidality
colloidally
collop
colloq.
colloque
colloquia
colloquial
colloquialism

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLODION

accreditation
action
addition
administration
animation
application
association
attention
attraction
attribution
auction
certification
encheiridion
enchiridion
gammadion
piano accordion
pyramidion
rhipidion
stasidion
tordion

Synonyms and antonyms of collodion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «collodion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLODION

Find out the translation of collodion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collodion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collodion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火棉胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colodión
570 millions of speakers

English

collodion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलाइडयन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكولوديون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коллодиевая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

collodion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঠাল রাসায়নিক পদার্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collodion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Collodion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kollodion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コロジオン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콜로 디온
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Collodion
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thuốc dán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொலோடியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोलाडियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolodyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collodio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kolodium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коллодієвиє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colodiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλόδιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

collodium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kollodium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

collodion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collodion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLODION»

The term «collodion» is normally little used and occupies the 120.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLODION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «collodion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «collodion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collodion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLODION»

Discover the use of collodion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collodion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Study of the Biology of Ferns by the Collodion Method: ...
Infiltrating with Collodion. — Add 2 per cent collodion to the prothallia in the vial, sufficient to cover them. Cork the vial, and invert two or three times to seal the cork with collodion from inside. Allow to infiltrate for six hours. Decant the 2 per cent ...
George Francis Atkinson, 1894
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The dry collodion process
Supposing, therefore, there is more than half a grain (the maximum quantity) of camphor to each ounce of collodion, it would be impossible to develop with pyro- gallic acid, and gallic acid must then be employed alpne. The proportion of ...
Robert Freeman Barnes, 1857
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Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography
More useful was the collodio-albumen process published in 1855 by the French scientist, J.M.Taupenot. The process involved washing wet collodion plates in a silver nitrate bath. After coating with a protective layer of albumen, the dried plates ...
John Hannavy, 2013
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Pharmaceutical Record and Weekly Market Review
Corrosive Collodion. Mercurich cloride 5 Elastic collodion 95 Creosote Collodion. Creosote. . . 50 Collodion 50 For toothache. Croton Oil Collodion. Croton oil 10 Collodion 90 Diachylon Collodion. Lead plaster 10 Alcohol v 10 Ether 20 ...
P. W. Bedford, 1892
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Coming Into Focus: A Step-by-Step Guide to Alternative ...
Contrary to most of the recent literature written on the subject of wet-plate photography, pouring the collodion, often called "flowing the plate," may be done in bright daylight. Good ventilation is suggested, since the fumes of the ether might be ...
John Barnier, 2000
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The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography
Throughout the collodion era, both hypo and cyanide were used for fixing positives and negatives. Collodion Positives Positive images madeby the collodion process fall under two categories: those made in the camera (direct positives) and ...
Michael R. Peres, 2014
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The Standard formulary
powder and be dissolved in the collodion by agitation. — IX The product contains 10 per cent of chrys- arobin. Collodion, Carbolated Salicylic, TTnna. Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 Collodion fl.oz. 5 Mix and dissolve by  ...
Albert Ethelbert Ebert, 1896
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The Camera
An English sculptor named Frederick Scott Archer found the answer in a substance called collodion. Collodion was new — it had existed only since 1846. A thick liquid made by dissolving cellulose (also called guncotton) in a mixture of ether ...
Rebecca Stefoff, 2007
9
A dictionary of medical science ...
0. fe'ver, hectic fever. 0. necro'sis, humid necrosis. Collispinalls. Spinatus colli muscle. Collisplen 'ius. Splenius colli muscle. Col located. Placed or situated with or immediately adjacent to another part. Collodion. Collodium (Ph. U. S. and Br.),  ...
Robley Dunglison, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1903
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The Standard Formulary; a Collection of Nearly Five Thousand ...
powder and be dissolved in the collodion by agitation.-D. The product contains 10 per cent of chrysarobin. ч Collodion, Ca_rbo1ated_Sa1icylic, Unna. Carbolic acid, crystal _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .av.oz. 1 Salicylic acid . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Albert Ethelbert Ebert, A. Emil Hiss, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLODION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collodion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shooting Wet Plate Collodion Images With a Holga Panoramic
One of his most recent projects involves shooting with a Holga panoramic to create collodion images on plates. When one usually thinks about ... «The Phoblographer, Jul 15»
2
115 years of marijuana coverage
An extract of cannabis, along with sodium and collodion, would form a paste. Readers were instructed to “paint over the corn once or twice a ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
3
How I Turned a Caravan Into a Mobile Darkroom for Wet Plate Photos
As a result of wet plate collodion, my DIY skills have improved considerably over the past 4 years. To make images, I had to build my own 11 x ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
4
Historic England: Previously unseen photos provide a fascinating …
This view of St Paul's Cathedral looming beyond the Thames-side wharves is an albumen print from a wet collodion negative, virtually identical ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
5
Armed With Homemade Cameras, Haddam Man Portrays Civil War …
It's a painstaking process, in which flammable collodion is spread onto a metal or glass plate and plunged into a bath of silver nitrate, which ... «CTNow, Jul 15»
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We Loved Watching Them When We Were Younger, But What …
He is now a printer and photographer who specializes in the nineteen century processes of collodion and Woodburytype. His work has featured ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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AMA's F Street Gallery Showcases Photography by Miguel Salom …
Selected portraits and landscapes use wet collodion, an early form of photographic emulsion. A glass plate or sensitized metal is exposed ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Tintype Photographers Shoot Burlington
Both photographers call themselves "wet-plate collodion artists." Morgan has been producing tintypes for about 15 years; Howlett for two. «Seven Days, Jul 15»
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Snapshot: Tintype heirlooms
... Daguerreotype/tintype cases by hand, is now a mobile operation and will begin making wet plate collodion portraits in downtown Glens Falls ... «Troy Record, Jun 15»
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Art review: Photography – A Victorian Sensation
Dissatisfied with available methods, he invented what is known as the wet collodion process: a coated glass plate produces a negative which ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»

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