This is the glossary of Terms for Taylor Whitney’s article The platinum print: a catalyst for discussion. Feel free to contribute to the glossary with other alternative processes terms or words by emailing us.
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Ferric |
Containing iron, especially with a valence of three. | Encarta © World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Ferrous |
Containing iron with a valence of two. | Encarta© World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Oxalate |
A salt or ester of oxalic acid. | Encarta© World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Oxalic acid |
A colorless poisonous acid found in plants as an oxalate and synthetically made for use in bleaching, dyeing, and cleaning. H2C2O4 | Encarta© World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Oxidation-reduction reaction |
Oxidation is loss of electrons, reduction is gain of electrons. The transfer of electrons from the atom that is oxidized to the atom that is reduced. | Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten.-8th ed. Chemistry: the central science. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2000. (Tayolor Whitney) |
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Photons |
The smallest increment (a quantum) of radiant energy. | Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten.-8th ed. Chemistry: the central science. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2000. (Tayolor Whitney) |
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Polymer |
A large molecule of high molecular mass, formed by the joining together, or polymerization, of a large number of molecules of low molecular mass. | Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten.-8th ed. Chemistry: the central science. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2000. (Tayolor Whitney) |
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Precipitate |
An insoluble substance that forms in, and separates from a solution. | Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten.-8th ed. Chemistry: the central science. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2000. (Tayolor Whitney) |
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Sizing |
Material added to paper to increase its water repellency. | Barnier, John, ed. Coming into Focus. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Tactitility – (tactile) |
Tactitility – (tactile) – relating to or used for the sense of touch. | Encarta© World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Ultraviolet |
Radiation with ultraviolet wavelengths. Radiation of this kind is a component of sunlight and is the light that makes exposed skin become darker. | Encarta © World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney) |
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Valence |
The outermost electron of an atom, the atom uses the valence for bonding. | Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten.-8th ed. Chemistry: the central science. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 2000. (Tayolor Whitney) |