COLLOCATION
Col`lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. collocatio.]
Defn: The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement. The choice and collocation of words. Sir W. Jones.
COLLOCUTION Col`lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. collocutio, fr. colloqui, -locutum, to converse; col- + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.]
Defn: A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse. Bailey.
COLLOCUTOR
Col"lo*cu`tor, n. Etym: [L. collocutor]
Defn: One of the speakers in a dialogue. Derham.
COLLODION
Col*lo"di*on, n. Etym: [Gr. Colloid.] (Chem.)
Defn: A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a containing for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography. Collodion process (Photog.), a process in which a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture. — Styptic collodion, collodion containing an astringent, as tannin.
COLLODIONIZE
Col*lo"di*on*ize, v. t.
Defn: To prepare or treat with collodion. R. Hunt.