Collodion Definition

kə-lōdē-ən
noun
A highly flammable, colorless or pale-yellow, viscous solution of pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and ether: it dries quickly, forming a tough, elastic film, and is used as a protective coating for wounds, in cements, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Collodion

Noun

Singular:
collodion
Plural:
collodions

Origin of Collodion

  • Variant of collodium from New Latin collōdium gluey substance from Greek kollōdēs glutinous, gluelike kolla glue -ōdēs adj. suffix (earlier having the smell of) (from ozein od- to smell)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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