Collodion vs Celloidin - What's the difference?
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A syrupy solution of pyroxylin in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.
*1993 , (Rikki Ducornet), The Jade Cabinet , Dalkey Archive Press, p. 14:
*:The mysterious odour of collodion permeates these memories.
(biology) A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
* {{quote-book, 1950, John Randal Baker, Cytological Technique
, passage=The celloidin will gradually change into a soft gel. }}
A specimen embedded in celloidin.
* {{quote-book, 2006, Dolores Landy Bentham, chapter=Fresh Air, Still Going Strong, editor=Janet Weinberg
, passage=I will not cut the celloidins or check the bibliography for his book. }}
As nouns the difference between collodion and celloidin
is that collodion is a syrupy solution of pyroxylin in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints while celloidin is a semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.collodion
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