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amidol definition

ami·dol (am′i dōl′, -dôl′, -däl′)

noun

a colorless crystalline compound, CH(NH)OH·2HCl, used as a developer in photography

Etymology: Ger, orig. trademark < amido-, amido- + phenol, phenol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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