Collodion vs. Dressing

A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.

A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography.

a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films

Collodion is a flammable, syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types: flexible and non-flexible.

(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

The activity of getting dressed.

(obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.

Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.

(dated) Castigation; scolding; dressing down.

(dated) the process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals

present participle of dress

Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound.

Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.

A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.

Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.

Castigation; scolding; - often with down.

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

a cloth covering for a wound or sore

processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

the act of applying a bandage

a sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings

Example: ‘sprinkle each salad lightly with dressing’; ‘vinaigrette dressing’;

stuffing

Example: ‘turkey with apple dressing’;

a piece of material used to cover and protect a wound

Example: ‘an antiseptic dressing’;

size or stiffening used in the finishing of fabrics

Example: ‘fabrics finished with dressing will work successfully when cut an inch wide’;

a fertilizing substance such as compost or manure spread over or ploughed into land

Example: ‘a dressing of blood, fish, and bone’;