Collodionize

/kəˈloʊdiənaɪz/ verb

Definition

To coat, treat, or prepare something with collodion.

Etymology

Collodion + -ize (a suffix meaning 'to make' or 'to treat with'). A technical verb from photographic and medical practice.

Kelly Says

When photographers collodionized a glass plate, they were performing chemistry under a tent in the rain, racing against time before the wet collodion dried—any mistake meant starting completely over.

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