M-Q developer

noun

: a photographic developer containing the developing agents para -methyl-aminophenol sulfate and hydroquinone and usually a preservative, an activator, and an antifoggant

Word History

Etymology

Metol (trademark applied to N-methyl-para-aminophenol) + quinol

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