Fountain solution

Fountain solution

In lithography, a solution of water, a natural or synthetic gum and other chemicals used to dampen the plate and keep non-printing areas from accepting ink.

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fountain solution

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Mixture of water and chemicals that dampens a printing plate to prevent ink from adhering to the non-image area; also called "dampener solution". See ink fountain, illustration.

fountain solution

Printing & publishing; Paper

In lithography, a solution of water, a natural or synthetic gum and other chemicals used to dampen the plate and keep non-printing areas from accepting ink.

fountain solution

Paper products; Printer paper

Also called the "dampening solution" or fountain or dampening "etch", or just "the water". Water, buffered acid, gum, and probably wetting agents (alcohol or alcohol substitutes ...

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

A liquid mixture in which the minor component, the solute, is uniformly distributed within the major component, the solvent.

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Building materials; Wood flooring

A single, homogenous liquid that is a mixture in which the components are uniformly distributed throughout.

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Health care; Optometry

Product used to clean, disinfect and store contact lenses.

driers

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wet paper passes through these large cylindrical steam heated rolls that dry paper webs. The dry-end of the paper machine.

roll

Printing & publishing; Paper

Web of paper. Paper wound around a core or shaft to form a continuous roll or web of paper.

gluing off

Printing & publishing; Paper

The process of applying glue to the spine of a book to be casebound, after sewing and smashing, and before trimming.

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Printing & publishing; Paper

To align sheets of paper into a compact pile.

page flex

Printing & publishing; Paper

The number of flexes a book page can withstand before loosening from the binding.

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Printing & publishing; Paper

Wires in a spiral form inserted through specially punched holes along the binding edge.

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