- gelatin film
- noun
: a pliable translucent absorbable film used in the surgical repair of defects
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gelatin film
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absorbable gelatin film — [USP] a sterile, nonantigenic, absorbable, water insoluble sheet of gelatin, used as an aid in surgical closure and repair of defects, as in the dura mater or pleura or after ocular surgery, and as a local hemostatic … Medical dictionary
gelatin process — noun : any of various processes involving the use of gelatin: as a. : a photographic process in which gelatin is used as the dispersing vehicle for the sensitive silver salts b. : a printing process for reproducing pictures or drawings based upon … Useful english dictionary
Gelatin — (also gelatine, from French gélatine ) is a translucent, colourless, brittle, nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals connective tissue. It has been commonly used as a gelling agent in food, pharmaceutical,… … Wikipedia
Film — Film, n. [AS. film skin, fr. fell skin; akin to fylmen membrane, OFries. filmene skin. See {Fell} skin.] 1. A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. [1913 Webster] He from thick films shall purge the visual ray. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gelatin — [jel′ətēn, gel′ətinjel′ə tin] n. [Fr gélatine < It gelatina < gelata, a jelly < pp. of L gelare, to freeze < IE base * gel , to freeze > COOL, L gelu, frost] 1. the tasteless, odorless, brittle mixture of proteins extracted by… … English World dictionary
Film speed — is the measure of a photographic film s sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. A closely related ISO system is used to measure the sensitivity of digital… … Wikipedia
Gelatin-silver process — The gelatin silver process is the photographic process used with currently available black and white films and printing papers. A suspension of silver salts in gelatin is coated onto acetate film or fiber based or resin coated paper and allowed… … Wikipedia
Film stock — This focuses on motion picture film. For still photography film, see photographic film. A film strip Film stock is photographic film on which filmmaking of motion pictures are shot and reproduced. The equivalent in television production is video… … Wikipedia
film — 1. A thin sheet of flexible material coated with a light sensitive or x ray–sensitive substance used in taking photographs or radiographs. 2. A thin layer or coating. 3. A radiograph (colloq.). absorbable gelatin f. a sterile, nonantigenic,… … Medical dictionary
gelatin process — ▪ photographic process also called gelatin dry plate process photographic process in which gelatin is used as the dispersing vehicle for the light sensitive silver salts. The process, introduced in about 1880, superseded the wet collodion … Universalium
