Metol

[ mee-tawl, -tol ]

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a colorless, water-soluble salt, C 1 4 H 2 0 N 2 O 6 S, used chiefly as a photographic developer.

metol

/ ˈmiːtɒl /

noun

1. a colourless soluble organic substance used, in the form of its sulphate, as a photographic developer; p- methylaminophenol See also aminophenol

Word History and Origins

Origin of Metol¹

C20: from German, an arbitrary coinage

Example Sentences

If ferrous oxalate is not at hand, an old metol developer may be substituted, but the former is the more reliable.

From Project Gutenberg

The same remarks as to over and under-exposure apply as in the case of metol.

From Project Gutenberg

As I crossed the summit of the Lai-metol range I gave a last look at the valley, and saw it no more.

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