Metol
[ mee-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈmi tɔl, -tɒl /
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Chemistry, Trademark.
a brand name for a colorless, water-soluble salt, C14H20N2O6S, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
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How to use Metol in a sentence
If ferrous oxalate is not at hand, an old metol developer may be substituted, but the former is the more reliable.
The Barnet Book of Photography|VariousThe same remarks as to over and under-exposure apply as in the case of metol.
The Barnet Book of Photography|VariousAs I crossed the summit of the Lai-metol range I gave a last look at the valley, and saw it no more.
My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills|James Johnstone
British Dictionary definitions for Metol
metol
/ (ˈmiːtɒl) /
noun
a colourless soluble organic substance used, in the form of its sulphate, as a photographic developer; p- methylaminophenolSee also aminophenol
Word Origin for metol
C20: from German, an arbitrary coinage
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