metol
/ˈmɛtɒl
/noun [mass noun]
A soluble white compound used as a photographic developer.
- A sulphate of 4-methylaminophenol (chemical formula: CH3NHC6H4OH).
- This is because they mostly contain two developing agents: either phenidone or metol, which effectively develop the lighter image tones, with hydroquinone, which is responsible for the heavier densities.
- As I have explained in my Print Solarization article, the best developer for the Sabatier effect is one that contains metol only.
Origin
Late 19th century: from German, arbitrarily named by the inventor.
Rhymes
- metalik
- metalimnetic
- metalimnic
- metalimnion
- metalingual
- metalinguist
- metalinguistic
- metalinguistically
- metalinguistic awareness
- metalinguistics
- metaliser
- metalish
- meta-literary
- metaliterature
- metalize
- metalizer
- metallate
- metallation
- metal leaf
- metallic
- metallically
- metallic bond
- metallic bonding
- metallic circuit
- metallic glass