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silver halide

American  

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.


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They double down on silver halide photography because they were concerned about Walmart becoming as large as they were with selling the single use camera, and they had a huge distribution system. 

From Forbes • Oct. 22, 2014

With the support of Kodak’s CEO, Barabba conducted a very extensive research effort that looked at the core technologies and likely adoption curves around silver halide film versus digital photography.

From Forbes • Jan. 18, 2012

It is in rising demand in industry for use in making silverware, jewelry, missile parts and, most important, silver halide camera film.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same thing happens to the silver halide particles in photographic film, but their darkening is permanent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kodak scientists overcame this problem by in effect redesigning the physical structure of the silver halide crystals that form the light-sensitive coating of unexposed film.

From Time Magazine Archive

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