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dry plates

dry plates is the plural of dry plate.

Meaning of dry plate

Noun

dry plate (plural dry plates)

  1. (historical) A glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.

Questions about dry plates

What is dry plates the plural of?
Dry plates is the plural of dry plate.

Words near dry plates in the dictionary

  1. dry paintings
  2. dry pipe valve
  3. dry pipe valves
  4. Dry Plain
  5. dry plate
  6. dry plates
  7. dry point
  8. dry points
  9. dry pond
  10. dry ponds
  11. dry port

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