fixative

n.
Something that fixes, protects, or preserves, especially:

1. A liquid preservative applied to artwork, such as watercolor paintings or charcoal drawings.
2. A solution used to preserve and harden fresh tissue for microscopic examination.
3. A liquid mixed with perfume to prevent rapid evaporation.

fixative fix'a·tive adj.

Solution, generally of alcohol and shellac, that is applied to the surface of artwork by hand, atomizer, or airbrush and is used to protect the surface from smudging or being rubbed off. It also helps set the colors. Fixatives are typically applied to pencil, pastel, or charcoal drawings and form a permanent seal on the work.

n

1. any substance used to bind, glue, or stabilize. 2. any substance used to preserve gross or histologic specimens of tissue for later examination.

An agent such as formalin used in preserving a histological or pathological specimen so as to maintain the normal structure of its constituent elements.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fiksativ, fikservæske
adj. - som tjener til at fiksere

Nederlands (Dutch)
fixerende/hechtende stof, lak, verstevigend, vastzettend, fixerend

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Dent, Tex) produit fixateur, fixature (parfum), (Art) fixatif, (Phot) fixateur
adj. - fixatif, fixateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fixiermittel
adj. - fixierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στερεωτικό (υλικό ή μέσο)
adj. - στερεωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
fissativo, fissatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fixador (m) (para cabelo)
adj. - fixador

Русский (Russian)
фиксатив, фиксаж, фиксажный раствор, закрепляющий раствор

Español (Spanish)
n. - fijador, fijativo
adj. - fijador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fixativ
adj. - fixer-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
定色料, 定影液, 定色剂, 固定的, 定色的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 定色料, 定影液, 定色劑
adj. - 固定的, 定色的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정착색, 장착제
adj. - 고정하는, 장착성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 定着性の
n. - 定着剤, 色留め剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة للتثبيت (صفه) مثبت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחזיק, קובע, מייצב‬
adj. - ‮חומר קיבוע לצבעים, שיער, דוגמות בע"ח ועוד‬

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