HyperDic: fixing_agent

English > 1 sense of the expression fixing agent:
NOUNsubstancefixing agent, fixera chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
English > fixing agent: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image).
Synonymfixer
NarrowerfixativeA compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
hypo, sodium thiosulphate, sodium thiosulfateA compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
Broadercompound, chemical compound(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanishagente fijador
Catalanagent fixador, fixador

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