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cerotype

cerotype noun: a printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.

Noun

cerotype (plural cerotypes)

  1. A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
  2. A print made by this process.

Forms of cerotype

pluralcerotypes

Origin of cerotype

From cero- + -type.

Questions about cerotype

What does cerotype mean?
Cerotype means a printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
What part of speech is cerotype?
Cerotype is a noun.
What is the plural of cerotype?
The plural of cerotype is cerotypes.

Words near cerotype in the dictionary

  1. cerotic
  2. cerotic acid
  3. cerotin
  4. cerotinic
  5. cerotinic acid
  6. cerotype
  7. cerotypes
  8. cerous
  9. Cerovlje
  10. ceroxyloid
  11. Cerqueira

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