fixative

fixative
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • fixative — ► NOUN ▪ a substance used to fix, protect, or stabilize something. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a substance) used as a fixative …   English terms dictionary

  • Fixative — Fix a*tive, n. That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a mordant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fixative — fixative. См. фиксатор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Fixative — Fixative, s. Zeichnen, technisches …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Fixative — Fixatīve, Mittel, welche Zeichnungen in Blei, Kohle, Kreide unverwischbar machen, wie franz. Lack, Rindergalle, magere Milch, schwarzer Kaffee, die durch einen Zerstäuber (Fixateur, spr. töhr) aufgetragen werden; auch genügt (für geleimtes… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • fixative — 1640s (adj.), from FIX (Cf. fix) (v.) + ative, suffix meaning “of or related to; tending to” (from L. ativus). As a noun, from 1870 …   Etymology dictionary

  • fixative —  Fixative  Фиксатор   Химическое вещество, например, формальдегид или тетраоксид осмия, используемое для фиксации клеток с целью их последующего микроскопического изучения. Образцы, обработанные таким реагентом, считаются фиксированными, а… …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • fixative — [fik′sə tiv] adj. [ FIX + ATIVE] that is able or tends to make permanent, prevent fading, etc. n. a substance that makes something permanent, prevents fading, etc., as a mordant or a preservative used in microscopy …   English World dictionary

  • Fixative — A fixative is a stabilizing or preservative agent:*Fixative (drawing) *Fixation (histology), a solution used to preserve or harden fresh tissue of cell specimens for microscopic examination. *Fixative (perfumery) *embalming chemicals …   Wikipedia

  • fixative — UK [ˈfɪksətɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms fixative : singular fixative plural fixatives 1) a chemical that is used for keeping the colours of a photograph, painting, cloth etc from changing 2) a type of glue …   English dictionary

  • fixative — noun Date: circa 1859 something that fixes or sets: as a. a substance added to a perfume especially to prevent too rapid evaporation b. a substance used to fix living tissue c. a varnish used especially for the protection of drawings (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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