(graphic arts) A substance whose main ingredient is a gum and is used for rendering the nonimage portions of a lithographic plate nonreceptive to ink. A chemical used in photography to decrease the color sensitivity of a photographic emulsion.
desensitizer
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(dē′sen·sə′tīz·ər)
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Printing process chemical that makes the nonimage areas of a printing plate nonreceptive to ink and receptive to water. See also dampening system; fountain solution; gum arabic.
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