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Definition: Fixative |
FixativeNoun1. A compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study. 2. A varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fixative" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Fixative is a liquid, like varnish, which is usually sprayed over a finished piece of artwork to better preserve it and prevent smudging. Artwork media requiring fixative include drawings done in pencil, charcoal, and pastel. An artist will often fix layers of a work in progress, in order to easily add further layers. Such a technique requires a workable fixative. Fixative is available in aerosol cans.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fixative."
Crosswords: Fixative |
| English words defined with "fixative": Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum, common gum cistus ♦ gum labdanum ♦ labdanum, ladanum ♦ musk. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fixative": Dimethyl Adipimidate ♦ Glutaral ♦ Osmium Tetroxide ♦ Thiourea. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Fixative" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fixative" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 27 | 66,962 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
fixative | 16 |
fixative spray | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "fixative"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | fiksues (fixer, mordant). (various references) | |
Arabic | مثبت (fastener, fixed, reinforced, settled). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | фиксатор (mordant, retainer), фиксатив, фиксаж (fixer, hypo), фиксиращ. (various references) | |
Chinese | 固定剂. (various references) | |
Danish | fikseringsmiddel (fixer), fiksativ, Orth's fikseringsvaeske (Orth solution). (various references) | |
Dutch | fixeermiddel (fixer), fixatief, vloeistof van Orth (Orth solution), haarversteviger. (various references) | |
Finnish | fiksatiivi, kiinnite (filming agent, sticker). (various references) | |
French | fixatif, fixateur (fixer). (various references) | |
German | Fixiermittel (fixer). (various references) | |
Greek | στερεωτικό (toner), στερεωτική ουσία, παγιωτικόσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מיצב (fin, stabilizer), מחזיק (holder, keeper, occupant), קובע (helmet). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rögzítőszer (fixer), fixáló (fixer, fixing). (various references) | |
Italian | fissativo (bonding agent, cement). (various references) | |
Manx | greimmeyder (biter, grab, grabber, grasper, holder, mordant, snapper, sticker, stitcher). (various references) | |
Norwegian | bindemiddel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ixativefay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | fixativo, fixador (holder). (various references) | |
Romanian | fixator (fixing solution, jumper, lock, retainer), fixativ, care fixeazã. (various references) | |
Russian | фиксатор фиксирующий, фиксатив, фиксирующий, антитело (antibody). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | fiksativ, koji fiksira. (various references) | |
Spanish | fijador (fixer). (various references) | |
Swedish | fixativ (fixer). (various references) | |
Turkish | tespit edici ilaç, sabitleştirici, sabitleştiren. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | фіксуючий, фіксаж (fixer). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "fixative": fixatives. (additional references) | |
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"Fixative" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fidatov, firative. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fixative" (pronounced fi"ksutiv) |
| 6 | -k s u t i v | laxative. |
| 5 | -s u t i v | hypersensitive, insensitive, sensitive. |
| 4 | -u t i v | accusative, acquisitive, additive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, argumentative, causative, cognitive, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, cumulative, curative, decorative, definitive, degenerative, demonstrative, derivative, diminutive, dispositive, duplicative, evocative, executive, expletive, exploitative, Federative, figurative, formative, fugitive, generative, illustrative, imaginative, imperative, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, inoperative, inquisitive, interpretive, intuitive, lucrative, narrative, negative, neoconservative, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, positive, prerogative, preservative, preventative, primitive, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, recuperative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restorative, secretive, sedative, speculative, superlative, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unrepresentative, vituperative. |
| 3 | -t i v | accommodative, abortive, accumulative, active, adaptive, addictive, adjective, administrative, adoptive, affective, appointive, appreciative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, attractive, authoritative, automotive, captive, collaborative, collective, combative, conductive, congestive, connective, constructive, contraceptive, cooperative, corrective, corruptive, counterproductive, creative, deceptive, defective, deliberative, descriptive, destructive, detective, digestive, dilutive, directive, disincentive, disparages, disruptive, dissipative, distinctive, distributive, effective, elective, elucidative, eruptive, exhaustive, exploitive, facultative, festive, furtive, hyperactive, imitative, inactive, inattentive, incentive, ineffective, infective, injunctive, innovative, instinctive, instructive, interactive, introspective, invective, inventive, investigative, irrespective, iterative, legislative, locomotive, manipulative, meditative, motive, native, nonautomotive, nonnative, nonproductive, objective, obstructive, octave, overactive, perceptive, perspective, photoconductive, plaintive, predictive, preemptive, presumptive, preventive, proactive, probative, productive, prognosticative, projective, prospective, protective, qualitative, quantitative, radioactive, reactive, receptive, reconstructive, redemptive, redistributive, reflective, refractive, regulative, rehabilitative, reproductive, respective, restive, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, seductive, selective, stimulative, subjective, substantive, suggestive, superconductive, supportive, unattractive, unproductive, unreceptive, vegetative, vindictive. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-i-t-v-x" | |
-2 letters: fixate. | |
-3 letters: axite, fixit, vitae. | |
-4 letters: exit, fate, fave, feat, feta, fiat, five, fixt, ixia, taxi, vext, vita. | |
-5 letters: aft, ait, ate, ave, axe, eat, eft, eta, fat, fax, fet, fie, fit, fix, tae, tav, tax, tea, tie, vat, vet, vex, via, vie. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-i-i-t-v-x" | |
+1 letter: fixatives. | |
+3 letters: exfoliative. | |
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