platinotype
[ plat-n-oh-tahyp ]
/ ˈplæt n oʊˌtaɪp /
noun Photography.
a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.
Also called platinum print.
a print made by this process.
Origin of platinotype
Words nearby platinotype
platino-,
platinocyanic,
platinocyanic acid,
platinocyanide,
platinoid,
platinotype,
platinous,
platinum,
platinum black,
platinum blonde,
platinum disc
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British Dictionary definitions for platinotype
platinotype
/ (ˈplætɪnəʊˌtaɪp) /
noun
an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts, the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image