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SILK COLLODION

\sˈɪlk kəlˈə͡ʊdi͡ən], \sˈɪlk kəlˈə‍ʊdi‍ən], \s_ˈɪ_l_k k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_d_iə_n]\

Definitions of SILK COLLODION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A preparation made by dissolving silk fiber in a solution of zinc chlorid and then separating the latter by dialysis, when the silk material is left behind in a soft colloid condition.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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