On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Collodion. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as solution and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Collodion in a sentence
Collodion meaning
A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (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.
Synonyms of Collodion
Using Collodion
- The main meaning on this page is: A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (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.
- Useful related words include: solution.
- In the example corpus, collodion often appears in combinations such as: plate collodion.
Context around Collodion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Collodion
- In this selection, "collodion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, plate, school, named, image, negatives and nitrocellulose stand out and add context to how "collodion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include glass plate collodion negatives used and old school collodion. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "collodion" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with collodion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The solution was named collodion and was soon used as a dressing for wounds. (14 words)
A wet-plate collodion image by Mark and Kristen Sink for the Massif Fashion Week's Art of Fashion exhibit. (20 words)
July–September * July 4 James Ambrose Cutting takes out the first of his three United States patents for improvements to the wet plate collodion process ( Ambrotype photography). (27 words)
Glass plate collodion negatives used to make prints on albumen paper soon became the preferred photographic method and held that position for many years, even after the introduction of the more convenient gelatin process in 1871. (36 words)
It was made out of collodion ( nitrocellulose dissolved in ethanol and ether ), resulting in a plastic colloidal substance which was rolled into very thin sheets, then dried and cut up into small flakes. (33 words)
In The Jaws Of Bereavement was tracked, mixed, and mastered by at Signaturetone Recordings at in Minneapolis (), and completed with cover art by ) and photography by of Old School Collodion. (30 words)
Example sentences (6)
In The Jaws Of Bereavement was tracked, mixed, and mastered by at Signaturetone Recordings at in Minneapolis (), and completed with cover art by ) and photography by of Old School Collodion.
A wet-plate collodion image by Mark and Kristen Sink for the Massif Fashion Week's Art of Fashion exhibit.
Glass plate collodion negatives used to make prints on albumen paper soon became the preferred photographic method and held that position for many years, even after the introduction of the more convenient gelatin process in 1871.
It was made out of collodion ( nitrocellulose dissolved in ethanol and ether ), resulting in a plastic colloidal substance which was rolled into very thin sheets, then dried and cut up into small flakes.
July–September * July 4 James Ambrose Cutting takes out the first of his three United States patents for improvements to the wet plate collodion process ( Ambrotype photography).
The solution was named collodion and was soon used as a dressing for wounds.
Common combinations with collodion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: