collotype printing

collotype printing
noun
a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors
Hypernyms: ↑planographic printing, ↑planography
Hyponyms: ↑hectograph, ↑heliotype

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