English Explanatory Dictionary

fixative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
  2. The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
adj
  1. Serving to fix or bind.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fixative.wav

Word forms

fixative fixatives more fixative most fixative

Derived words

cryofixative immunofixative macrofixative microfixative postfixative prefixative
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