collotype

noun col·lo·type \ˈkä-lə-ˌtīp\

Definition of COLLOTYPE

: a photomechanical process for making prints directly from a hardened film of gelatin or other colloid that has ink-receptive and ink-repellent parts

: a print made by collotype

Origin of COLLOTYPE

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1881

Rhymes with COLLOTYPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, calotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ecotype, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, monotype, neotype, overripe, prototype, serotype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe

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