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- [fik-suh-tiv]
- /ˈfɪk sə tɪv/
- /ˈfɪk.sə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fik-suh-tiv]
- /ˈfɪk sə tɪv/
Definitions of fixative word
- adjective fixative serving to fix; making fixed or permanent. 1
- noun fixative a fixative substance, as a gummy liquid sprayed on a drawing to prevent blurring, or a solution for killing, hardening, and preserving material for microscopic study. 1
- noun fixative Also called fixer. Photography. a chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation. 1
- noun fixative a substance that retards evaporation, as in the manufacture of perfume. 1
- noun fixative A chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material prior to microscopy or other examination. 1
- noun fixative substance used to seal or protect 1
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Origin of fixative
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; fix + -ative
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Parts of speech for Fixative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fixative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fixative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fixative
adjective fixative
- fixing — Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
- setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
noun fixative
- preserver — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- spray — a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- coating — A coating of a substance is a thin layer of it spread over a surface.
- glue — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
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