chemigraphy

noun

che·​mig·​ra·​phy

keˈmigrəfē

plural -es

: a process of etching on metal (as zinc) in which photography is not used

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chem- + -graphy; originally formed as German chemigraphie

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