Fixative Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Fixative has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

fixative

a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging

fixative

A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.

Adjective

Serving to fix or bind.

See Also

fix prefixation bind plate powder protect copaiba methacarn paraformaldehyde

Related Terms

fix prefixation bind plate powder protect copaiba methacarn paraformaldehyde preserve macrofixative cryofixative chemopreservation acetic alcohol microfixative

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

fixing agent varnish

Rhyming Words

vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive

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