fixativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfɪksətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈfɪksədɪv/

Etymology: < fix v. + -ative suffix. Compare French fixatif.

A. adj.

Tending to fix.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [adjective] > fixative

fixatory1605

fixative1647

fixivea1834

1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery ii. 29 Opium is of a congealing and fixative nature.

a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) VIII. 30 But for these fixed and fixative signs, nothing that ever bore the name of art or science could ever have come into existence.

1870 Eng. Mech. 25 Feb. 576/1 One of the..uses of this fixative process is supposed to be the preserving of the..colour of..drawings from decay.

B. n.

1. That which serves to set or fix; spec. a preparation used to fix colours, or charcoal or crayon drawings.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > fixative

fixer1849

fixing agent1855

fixative1870

the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > dye > mordant or fixative

styptic1686

base1778

lodh1781

mordant1791

mordicant1799

tin-mordant1839

tin-liquor1858

fixative1870

tin-spirits1877

striker1884

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > fixative

fixative1870

setting1895

1870 Eng. Mech. 11 Mar. 638/3 There are some papers which absorb the fixative with difficulty.

1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 64 Speed, motion, flight!.. Fixative of blurred effects.

1959 Times 3 Aug. 9/6 Moustache fixatives.

2. Any substance or preparation used to fix biological specimens. Cf. fix v. 4d.

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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > fixative

Müller's fluid1872

fixative1891

1891 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 287 As a fixative, the author has the highest opinion of the value of osmic acid.

1929 C. E. McClung Handbk. Microsc. Technique i. 8 Some fixatives preserve nuclear conditions especially well, others those of the cytoplasm.

1969 W. V. Brown & E. M. Bertke Textbk. Cytol. iii. 16/1 Acetic acid is a rapid penetrant but a poor fixative.

3. A liquid that serves to reduce the rate of evaporation of more volatile components in a mixture of odoriferous liquids, esp. a perfume.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > fixative > liquid

fixative1923

1923 E. J. Parry tr. J. P. Durvelle Prep. Perfumes & Cosmetics iv. 123 Fixatives..are bodies which serve to render more permanent odours of a fugitive nature, such as those of most flowers... Amongst the classic fixatives are ambergris, civet and musk.

1949 R. W. Moncrieff Chem. Perfumery Materials xiii. 203 The fixative need not itself be strongly odorous, for benzyl benzoate is an excellent fixative and yet has only a faint scent.

1971 Nature 16 Apr. 433/2 Deer musk is a direct preputial gland secretion and a fixative for secondary odours.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fixative
释义	fixativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈfɪksətɪv/, U.S. /ˈfɪksədɪv/ Etymology: < fix v. + -ative suffix. Compare French fixatif. A. adj. Tending to fix. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [adjective] > fixative fixatory1605 fixative1647 fixivea1834 1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery ii. 29 Opium is of a congealing and fixative nature. a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) VIII. 30 But for these fixed and fixative signs, nothing that ever bore the name of art or science could ever have come into existence. 1870 Eng. Mech. 25 Feb. 576/1 One of the..uses of this fixative process is supposed to be the preserving of the..colour of..drawings from decay. B. n. 1. That which serves to set or fix; spec. a preparation used to fix colours, or charcoal or crayon drawings. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > fixative fixer1849 fixing agent1855 fixative1870 the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > dye > mordant or fixative styptic1686 base1778 lodh1781 mordant1791 mordicant1799 tin-mordant1839 tin-liquor1858 fixative1870 tin-spirits1877 striker1884 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > fixative fixative1870 setting1895 1870 Eng. Mech. 11 Mar. 638/3 There are some papers which absorb the fixative with difficulty. 1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 64 Speed, motion, flight!.. Fixative of blurred effects. 1959 Times 3 Aug. 9/6 Moustache fixatives. 2. Any substance or preparation used to fix biological specimens. Cf. fix v. 4d. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > fixative Müller's fluid1872 fixative1891 1891 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 287 As a fixative, the author has the highest opinion of the value of osmic acid. 1929 C. E. McClung Handbk. Microsc. Technique i. 8 Some fixatives preserve nuclear conditions especially well, others those of the cytoplasm. 1969 W. V. Brown & E. M. Bertke Textbk. Cytol. iii. 16/1 Acetic acid is a rapid penetrant but a poor fixative. 3. A liquid that serves to reduce the rate of evaporation of more volatile components in a mixture of odoriferous liquids, esp. a perfume. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > fixative > liquid fixative1923 1923 E. J. Parry tr. J. P. Durvelle Prep. Perfumes & Cosmetics iv. 123 Fixatives..are bodies which serve to render more permanent odours of a fugitive nature, such as those of most flowers... Amongst the classic fixatives are ambergris, civet and musk. 1949 R. W. Moncrieff Chem. Perfumery Materials xiii. 203 The fixative need not itself be strongly odorous, for benzyl benzoate is an excellent fixative and yet has only a faint scent. 1971 Nature 16 Apr. 433/2 Deer musk is a direct preputial gland secretion and a fixative for secondary odours. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1647
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