FIXING AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fixing agent mean? 

• FIXING AGENT (noun)
  The noun FIXING AGENT has 1 sense:

1. a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)

  Familiarity information: FIXING AGENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIXING AGENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

fixer; fixing agent

Hypernyms ("fixing agent" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixing agent"):

fixative (a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study)

hypo; sodium thiosulfate; sodium thiosulphate (a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing)