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fix·a·tive
 fixative
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- pronunciation:
- fIk
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tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
acting to make stable or permanent.
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(adj.)fixative
+ noun
area, board, element, florist, formula, glazing, illustration, lever, lowering, parsley, pen, sap, shedding, stopper, texture, trim
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noun |
| definition: |
something that functions to make stable or permanent, esp. a spray used to protect art works or a solution to preserve biological material for examination.
- similar words:
- mordant
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adjective + (n.)fixative
acrylic, chemical, commercial, entire, final, finished, homemade, light, liquid, multiple, necessary, pastel, thin, various, workable
verb + (n.)fixative
apply,
avoid,
brush,
darken,
distribute,
draw,
dull,
experiment,
isolate,
kill,
lay,
paint,
place,
prepare,
prevent,
recommend,
remove,
seal,
spray,
sprinkle,
use
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noun + (n.)fixative
acrylic,
artist,
brand,
canvas,
charcoal,
coat,
color,
drawing,
hair,
lacquer,
layer,
matte,
mist,
painting,
pastel,
piece,
process,
section,
solution,
solvent,
spray,
surface,
tooth,
underside,
use,
wax
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The word fixative
contains the following parts:
fix
Latin
root
that means fasten, attach
  Example words:
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive
, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, abusive, accumulative, activate, active, actively, activist, administrative, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, cognitive, combative, conclusive, curative, cursive, dative, derisive, divisive, effusive, emotive, exclusive, expensive, figurative, fixative, formative, fricative, fugitive, imperative, incisive, inclusive, infinitive, interactive, laxative, native, normative, objective, permissive, productive, protective, quantitative, relative, restive, subjective
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