chromatype

noun

chro·​ma·​type

-məˌtīp

plural -s

1

: a photograph made upon paper sensitized with potassium bichromate and a metallic sulfate (as copper sulfate)

2

: the process of making a chromatype compare carbon process

Word History

Etymology

Greek chrōma + English type

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Rhymes for chromatype

• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype
• genotype
• haplotype
• holotype
• hypotype
• isotype
• lectotype
• linotype