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fixing

fixing

6.8
Treating tissue so it keeps its structure for study under a microscope
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪk.sɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fijación

The fixing, the fixing is a different process.

Examples

  • The fixing, the fixing is a different process.

  • So that the problems for the for the fixing of the paint layer were more that yeah, there were less problems with the technique.

  • Water glass painting involved painting onto dry plaster and then fixing the pigments with a solution of either potassium or sodium silicon.

  • The fixing of the tissue sample is essential for accurate histological analysis.

  • Proper fixing techniques ensure that the cells maintain their structure during examination.

  • After fixing, the sample was ready for further study under the microscope.

Synonyms

fixation
vsfixing
  • Specialized
2 7.5

Preserving and hardening a tissue sample so its cells stay like in the body

is the same process but expressed using a different word form in texts

Antonyms

decomposition
  • Specialized
23 5.3

Breaking dead plants and animals into simpler material by bacteria and fungi

Compounds

price-fixing
  • Specialized
6 6.6

Competing sellers agree to keep prices at a set level to limit competition

nitrogen-fixing
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Able to change nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use

fixing agent
  • Specialized
6.7

A chemical that makes dyes or photos stay on cloth

How Preserved

embedding
5.3
fixing
  • Specialized
6.8
stabilization
  • US
28 3.9

Surface Forms

fixing singular
fixings plural

Morphology

fixing = fix (semi-transparent) = fix + ing

A technical scientific nominalization from 'fix' meaning 'to preserve or stabilise tissue'; the relation to the everyday sense is semantically related but specialized.

Etymology

Fixing in a laboratory means preserving tissue so it keeps its shape, and it comes from fix, which means 'to make firm' or 'to set'. So scientists 'fix' samples to keep them stable for study.