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stereochrome

[ster-ee-uh-krohm, steer-]

noun

  1. a picture produced by a process in which water glass is used as a vehicle or as a preservative coating.

stereochrome

/ ˈstɪər-, ˈstɛrɪəʊˌkrəʊm /

noun

  1. a picture made by stereochromy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to produce (a picture) by the process of stereochromy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stereochrome1

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from stereochromy

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