Enallachrome

/ɛˈnæl.ə.kroʊm/ noun

Definition

A film or photography process that produces colors through a complex chemical interaction, possibly an obsolete photographic technique.

Etymology

From Greek 'enallaxis' (exchange or alteration) plus 'chroma' (color). The word suggests a color-producing method based on chemical exchange.

Kelly Says

This word is a linguistic artifact from early photography—it shows how photographers and chemists invented technical terms by combining Greek roots to describe processes we might now explain in simpler ways.

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