Dictionary Entry
collodion
collodion is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography.
- 2noun
a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films
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