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photozincography

[ foh-toh-zing-kog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ zɪŋˈkɒg rə fi /

noun Obsolete.

a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.

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Origin of photozincography

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + zincography

Words nearby photozincography

phototypography, photovoltaic, photovoltaic cell, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaics, photozincography, photuria, PHP, phr., phragmites, phragmoplast
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British Dictionary definitions for photozincography

photozincography
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊzɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

a photoengraving process using a printing plate made of zinc

Derived forms of photozincography

photozincograph (ˌfəʊtəʊˈzɪŋkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf), noun
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