platinotype

noun

plat·​i·​no·​type

ˈplatᵊnōˌtīp

: a permanent photographic print having an image of platinum black obtained by the reduction of a platinum salt by a developer containing an iron salt (as ferrous oxalate)

also : the process of making such a print

Word History

Etymology

platin- + type

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