collodion
noun
col·lo·di·on kə-ˈlō-dē-ən 
: a viscous solution of pyroxylin used especially as a coating for wounds or for photographic films
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Making tintypes also requires mixing chemicals that are as volatile as jet fuel and living with the smell of ether, an ingredient in the collodion used to develop the images. 
Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 The same wet-plate collodion process allowed Matthew Brady and his army of photographers to document the horrors of combat for the first time ever during the Civil War. Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 The aspect ratio changes into a square format and the lensing feels reminiscent of 19th century wet plate collodion photography. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Photographer Adrian Whipp is a master of the wet plate collodion process and will capture your grinning mugs in a tintype as timeless as your friendship. Ashlea Halpern, Marie Claire, 5 May 2021 Infants are born with a shiny, waxy layer of skin, called a collodion membrane, that sheds after the first two weeks of life, revealing skin under the membrane that is dark, tight, and split, similar to scales or extremely dry skin. Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 28 Apr. 2021 Sternbach used an ultra large-format camera and collodion-coated glass plate negatives to capture each board. Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020 Photographer Shane Balkowitsch, based in Bismarck North Dakota, used the wet plate collodion process, invented in 1848, to create these images. Shane Balkowitsch, National Geographic, 28 Oct. 2020 The Little Women Twitter account shared the photos by photographer Wilson Webb on Wednesday, Feb. 5, noting that the images use the collodion process, which is also known as tin type or wet plate photography. Mallory Carra, Teen Vogue, 6 Feb. 2020 See More
Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 The same wet-plate collodion process allowed Matthew Brady and his army of photographers to document the horrors of combat for the first time ever during the Civil War. Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 The aspect ratio changes into a square format and the lensing feels reminiscent of 19th century wet plate collodion photography. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Photographer Adrian Whipp is a master of the wet plate collodion process and will capture your grinning mugs in a tintype as timeless as your friendship. Ashlea Halpern, Marie Claire, 5 May 2021 Infants are born with a shiny, waxy layer of skin, called a collodion membrane, that sheds after the first two weeks of life, revealing skin under the membrane that is dark, tight, and split, similar to scales or extremely dry skin. Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 28 Apr. 2021 Sternbach used an ultra large-format camera and collodion-coated glass plate negatives to capture each board. Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020 Photographer Shane Balkowitsch, based in Bismarck North Dakota, used the wet plate collodion process, invented in 1848, to create these images. Shane Balkowitsch, National Geographic, 28 Oct. 2020 The Little Women Twitter account shared the photos by photographer Wilson Webb on Wednesday, Feb. 5, noting that the images use the collodion process, which is also known as tin type or wet plate photography. Mallory Carra, Teen Vogue, 6 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
modification of New Latin collodium, from Greek kollōdēs glutinous, from kolla glue — more at protocol
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
collodion
noun
col·lo·di·on kə-ˈlōd-ē-ən
: a viscous solution of pyroxylin used especially as a coating for wounds or for photographic films