afterbath

noun

af·​ter·​bath

ˈaf-tər-ˌbath,

-ˌbäth

: a solution for special treatment of photographic negatives or prints after fixation

Word History

Etymology

after- + bath entry 1

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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