fixative
noun
[ ˈfɪksətɪv ]
• a chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material prior to microscopy or other examination.
• "an alcoholic fixative"
• 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"
fixative
adjective
• (of a substance) used to fix or stabilize something.
