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- a chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material prior to microscopy or other examination（采用显微等检测方法前用来保存或稳定生物材料的）固定剂, 稳定剂：
an alcoholic fixative
一种含酒精的稳定剂
mass noun ten double drops of fixative.一次两滴稳定剂, 滴十次。
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- a substance used to stabilize the volatile components of perfume香水稳定剂。
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- a liquid sprayed on to a pastel or charcoal drawing to fix colours or prevent smudging（彩色蜡笔画或素描画上喷的）固色液; 防污液。
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- a substance used to keep things in position or stick them together固着剂, 粘合剂：
the swift glues these thin twigs to a wall using its own saliva as a fixative.
雨燕用自己的唾液作粘合剂把这些纤细的嫩枝固着在墙上。
- (of a substance) used to fix or stabilize something用来固定（或稳定）某物的; 用作稳定剂（或粘合剂）的。