collodion

Senso (Inglese)

A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.

Concetti

sinonimi

chemical solution

gincotton

pyroxylin cement

Traduzioni

collodium

Kollodium

collodium

Nitrocellulose

fulmicoton

Ginbaumwolle

Cellulosenitrat

nitrate de cellulose

κολλώδιο

Pyroxylin

Etimologia (Inglese)

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

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