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reversal process

American  

noun

Photography.
  1. a process for converting the negative on a film or plate to a positive by bleaching and redeveloping.


Etymology

Origin of reversal process

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Scientists are eagerly waiting to see how the reversal process unfolds.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023

He also found that the state had not proven the effectiveness of the reversal process, which involves taking a different medication rather than the second of the two drugs involved in the procedure.

From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021

Hanlon wrote that Indiana officials had the option to include information about the reversal process on a state health department website, which abortion clinics must already tell patients about.

From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021

The field would need to weaken at its current rate for around 2,000 years before the reversal process actually begins.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2014

He recommenced searching down the page of the green covered pamphlet for the reversal process.

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard