Collochromate

/ˌkɒloʊˈkroʊmeɪt/ noun

Definition

A photographic or chemical compound related to collodion that produces color effects.

Etymology

From 'collodion' + Greek 'chroma' (color) + '-ate' (chemical suffix). A specialized chemistry term from early photographic experimentation.

Kelly Says

Early color photography was a chemistry nightmare—collochromates were one of many failed attempts to capture color before practical color film was invented in the 1930s.

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