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English

Noun

A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.

Adjective

Serving to fix or bind.

ar:fixative fr:fixative pl:fixative ru:fixative fi:fixative ta:fixative vi:fixative zh:fixative

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Fixative \Fix"a*tive\, n.
That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a
mordant.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet fixative
n 1: a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes
tissues and cells for microscopic study
2: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to
prevent smudging

Moby Dictionary
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