bromoil

B3R1O1M3O1I1L1

noun

An early photographic process that starts with a normally developed print exposed onto a silver-bromide paper that is then chemically bleached, hardened, and fixed.

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Meanings

nounbromoil (countable and uncountable, plural bromoils)

plural bromoils

  1. countableuncountableartsAn early photographic process that starts with a normally developed print exposed onto a silver-bromide paper that is then chemically bleached, hardened, and fixed.

Origin

Blend of bromide + oil.

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APA

bromoil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoil

MLA

“bromoil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromoil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoil.

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