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SHORT-STOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does short-stop mean?
• SHORT-STOP (noun)
The noun SHORT-STOP has 1 sense:
1. an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
Familiarity information: SHORT-STOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
short-stop; short-stop bath; stop bath
Hypernyms ("short-stop" is a kind of...):
developer (photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film)
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