collotype

noun

a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced

Roots

kollacollo- · Greek · glue typostype- · Greek · impression, print

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The word collotype breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: collo, from Greek kolla (“glue”); and type, from Greek typos (“impression, print”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.