photochromy

noun

pho·​to·​chro·​my

ˈfōtəˌkrōmē

plural -es

: a formerly used process of color photography in which a silver chloride emulsion layer assumes approximately the color of the exposing light

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + -chromy

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