fixative
IPA: fˈɪksʌtɪv
noun
- A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
- (perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
adjective
- Serving to fix or bind.
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Examples of "fixative" in Sentences
- Patchouli is what is known as a fixative in perfumery.
- Broken bottles of paint and fixative gave the air an acrid odor.
- I sprayed the final piece several times with tole painting matte fixative.
- The other fixative that binds this coalition is opposition to war spending.
- And it ought to be obvious to us that time doesn't act as a fixative, rather as a solvent.
- To prolong the potpourri's scent, use a fixative—a powdered root like orris or angelica, available at herbco.com .
- The fixative can be part of a broader spice blend added to the dried garden ingredients to give the composition another dimension: cinammon, bay salt or dried citrus peel.
- That said, there are certain things that families can do to mitigate the potential downside of vaccinations and one thing is to request of their pediatricians that the MMR vaccination be given without thimersol as the fixative, which is a mercury-based fixative.
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