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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

fix·a·tive / ˈfiksətiv/ • n. 1. a chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material prior to microscopy or other examination: an alcoholic fixative ten double drops of fixative. ∎ a substance used to stabilize the volatile components of perfume. ∎ a liquid sprayed on to a pastel or charcoal drawing to fix colors or prevent smudging. 2. a substance used to keep things in position or stick them together: the swift glues these thin twigs to a wall using its own saliva as a fixative. • adj. (of a substance) used to fix or stabilize something.

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fixative. An adhesive liquid applied to drawings in chalk, charcoal, or pastel (usually by means of spraying) to prevent the pigments from rubbing off, by binding them together and securing them to the ground. It is most needed for pastels, but it tends to reduce their brilliance.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

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