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collotype


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Preferred Term

collotype

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A type of photolithography in which the printing plate is prepared using a bichromate process. Unhardened gelatin areas hold water and thus resist greasy ink; hardened areas accept ink and hold it in the characteristic wormlike pattern of cracks.

Variations

collotype process

Broader Term

photolithography

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