spit biting

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The technique of dropping or painting acid onto an aquatint ground to allow localized and controlled biting. To control the acid application, traditionally, a clean brush was coated with saliva, dipped into nitric acid, and brushed onto the ground.
spit biting
Accepted term: 21-Apr-2025