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Fixative

Fixative Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fixative? [n] a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging [n] a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fixative: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fixative: air brush \| ambergris \| ambrosia \| aromatic \| aromatic gum \| aromatic water \| art paper \| attar \| attar of roses \| balance \| balance rudder \| balance wheel \| ballast \| balm \| balm of Gilead \| balsam \| bay oil \| bergamot oil \| brush \| camera lucida \| camera obscura \| canvas \| chalk \| champaca oil \| charcoal \| civet \| counterbalance \| counterweight \| crayon \| drawing paper \| drawing pencil \| drier \| easel \| essence \| essential oil \| extract \| fin \| flywheel \| governor \| ground \| gyroscope \| hairspring \| heliotrope \| jasmine oil \| keel \| lavender oil \| lay figure \| maulstick \| medium \| mordant \| musk \| myrcia oil \| myrrh \| paint \| paintbrush \| palette \| palette knife \| parfum \| pastel \| pencil \| pendulum \| perfume \| perfumery \| pigments \| rose oil \| scent \| scratchboard \| shock absorber \| siccative \| sketchbook \| sketchpad \| spatula \| spray gun \| springs \| stabilizator \| stiffening \| stump \| tail plane \| varnish \| volatile oil See Also \| fixer \| fixing agent \| varnish Fixative In Webster's Dictionary \Fix"a*tive\, n. That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a mordant.

Fixative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fixative?

[n] a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
[n] a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fixative:

See Also | fixer | fixing agent | varnish

Fixative In Webster's Dictionary

\Fix"a*tive\, n.
That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a
mordant.

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