Library / English Dictionary

FIXATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fixative" is a kind of...):

varnish (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fixative" is a kind of...):

fixer; fixing agent (a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image))

Credits