All fixative synonyms
fix·a·tive
F f adjective fixative
- fixing — Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
- setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
noun fixative
- preserver — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- spray — a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- coating — A coating of a substance is a thin layer of it spread over a surface.
- glue — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- paste — copy and paste
- cement — Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete.
- gum — Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth.
- bonder — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header