Medical Term:
developer
Pronunciation: dē-vel′ŏp-ĕr
Definition:
- The chemicals used to develop film by reducing the light-activated silver halide molecules to atomic silver.
- The factor(s) causing a cell, organ, or organism to undergo a series of orderly changes.
- The staining agent used to make visible a colorless substance.
Synonym(s): eluent
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
