Adurol

noun

Ad·​u·​rol

ˈa-də-ˌrȯl,

ˈa-jə-,

-ˌrōl

: a white, crystalline photographic developing agent

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German, formerly a trade name

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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