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stop bath
n.
An acid solution used to check the developing process of a photographic negative or print.
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stop bath
n
(Photography) a weakly acidic solution used in photographic processing to stop the action of a developer on a film, plate, or paper before the material is immersed in fixer
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stop′ bath`
n.
an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a photographic negative or print.
[1915–20]
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Noun 1. stop bath - an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
developer - photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
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