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(Photog.) A plate the film of which retains its sensitiveness only while wet. The film used in such plates is of collodion impregnated with bromides and iodides. Before exposure the plate is immersed in a solution of silver nitrate, and immediately after exposure it is developed and fixed.

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No references found			These replaced the old wet plates and freed photography from the studio and the darkroom. Kodak man's visit by The Journal (Newcastle, England) after spending many hours over the course of several days trying to get the wet plates to look right, I decided to switch from an iron formula developer to a developer utilizing pyro. The "Brady Bit" by Current, Ira / PSA Journal All we had to see if anything was wrong was an X-ray, and I remember carrying the wet plates across the hospital with a bowl underneath to catch the drips. 2 babies are alive today after I spotted problems; NHS: 50 YEARS OF ... by Swain, Gill / The Mirror (London, England)			westside westward Westwardly westwards Westwood Westy wet wet bar wet blanket wet cell Wet cupping wet deposition Wet dock wet dream wet fish wet fly Wet goods wet lease wet look wet lung Wet meter wet monsoon wet nurse wet pack Wet plate wet plates wet rot wet steam wet suit wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer wet-bulb thermometer wet-look wet-nurse Wet-shod wet-weather tyre weta wetback Wetbird wether wetland wetly wetness wetnurse wetsuit wetter Wetterhorn Wetterhorn Peak wettie wetting wetting agent wettish			Wet nose wet nurse wet nurse wet nurse wet nurse wet nurses wet nurses Wet nursing Wet nursing Wet Ondersteuning Onderwijs Zieke Leerlingen Wet one Wet one Wet one Wet Op Arbeidsongeschiktheid Wet op de Economische Delicten Wet op de zondagsrust Wet Openbaarheid Van Bestuur Wet Openbaarmaking Publiekgefinancierde Topinkomens Wet or Dry wet pack wet pack wet pack wet packs wet packs wet packs Wet Passionate Kiss on the Lips Wet PC Wet plate Wet plate photography Wet plate process wet plates wet pleurisy wet pleurisy wet pleurisy Wet porch Wet porch wet preparations Wet Printing Wet pussy Wet pussy Wet pussy Wet Raadplegend Referendum Europese Grondwet Wet reckless Wet reckless Wet rendering wet RFID inlay Wet rice Wet riser Wet riser wet rot wet rot wet rot fungus wet rot fungus Wet Runway Wet Sandpaper Appearance Wet Schuldsanering Natuurlijke Personen wet screening Wet scrubber Wet season Wet season Wet season

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Wet plate (redirected from wet plates)

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