Ozalid

[ oz-uh-lid ]

Trademark.

1. a process for reproducing line drawings, manuscripts, and the like on a sensitized paper developed by ammonia vapor.

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a reproduction made by this process.

adjective

1. (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to the Ozalid process.

Ozalid

/ ˈɒzəlɪd /

noun

1. a method of duplicating typematter, illustrations, etc, when printed on translucent paper. It is used for proofing
2. a reproduction produced by this method

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ozalid¹

C20: formed by reversing diazo and inserting l

Example Sentences

The five: Rudolph Hutz, $80,000-a-year vice president & director;Vice Presidents Hans Aickelin and William vom Rath; F. W. von Meister, manager of the Ozalid division; Leopold Eckler, acting manager of Agfa Ansco.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some things made Treasury's hair curl: movies of secret tests of new, experimental U.S. tanks at Aberdeen, Md. were developed by three German aliens employed in the Agfa Ansco plant; Ozalid division employes, many of them German-born, thoroughly inspected defense plants before installing blueprint processes, frequently went back to service the equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those operations include much vital war work: 90% of the khaki dye for U.S. uniforms, Agfa Ansco films for Army & Navy, Ozalid blueprint paper & apparatus for many a defense plant.

From Time Magazine Archive

GAF has 12 plants scattered from Binghamton, N.Y., to LaHabra, Calif., makes a range of 3,000 products, including Ozalid dry printing machines and the film and camera with which the astronauts took color photographs of space.

From Time Magazine Archive

He spent the next two hours in the ozalid room, leafing through the print files.

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