| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,909,828,741 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
clearing agent |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
clearing agent,
a chemical, such as ammonium thiosulfate, used in the processing of exposed x-ray film to remove unexposed and undeveloped silver halides from the emulsion. clearing clarification. clearing agent added to skin scrapings to digest keratin and permit better visualization of ectoparasites or fungal hyphae and spores. Potassium hydroxide is used most commonly. clearing time in radiographic processing is the time required for the fixative to dissolve away the 'milkiness' of developed halides on the film. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|