'Fixative' definitions:
Definition of 'fixative'
(from WordNet)
noun
A compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
noun
A varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
Definition of 'Fixative'
From: GCIDE
- Fixative \Fix"a*tive\, n. That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a mordant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fixative'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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