kallitype

noun

kal·​li·​type

ˈkaləˌtīp

: a contact printing-out photographic process that uses paper sensitized with a ferric salt and silver nitrate and a developer containing borax and Rochelle salt

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary kalli- (from Greek kalli- calli-) + type

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