"autochrome" meaning in English

See autochrome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autochromes [plural]
Etymology: auto- + -chrome Etymology templates: {{confix|en|auto|chrome}} auto- + -chrome Head templates: {{en-noun}} autochrome (plural autochromes)
  1. An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion. Wikipedia link: autochrome

Inflected forms

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