Patchouli is what is known as a fixative in perfumery. From Wordnik.com. [Patchouli: From Haute to Not and Back Again] Reference
None of it sets up hard until you apply the fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Way]
Absolute alcohol as a fixative, 82 as an antiseptic, 27. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Why do you use Matte Medium instead of a spray fixative?. From Wordnik.com. [Line Drawing] Reference
Turn the bag over several times to distribute the fixative. From Wordnik.com. [How to make Rose Potpourri] Reference
Kool-Aid is is so acidic that it does not require any fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Crafty Saturday « A Bird’s Nest] Reference
For each quart of petals you collect, add 1 tablespoon fixative. From Wordnik.com. [How to make Rose Potpourri] Reference
I have been speculating over some of the fixative bases: benzoin?. From Wordnik.com. [Perfume Review: Worth Courtesan and a Prize Draw] Reference
His assistant had already started spraying fixative over the images. From Wordnik.com. [ARTINFO: A French Celebrity Photographer Reflects on Pursuing Picasso, Dalí, and Cary Grant] Reference
For fixative she was using small tubes of Durofix, also from the store. From Wordnik.com. [A Town Like Alice]
"Yeah, but pick it up by the edges, the fixative isn't completely dry.". From Wordnik.com. [GINNY BATES ON HALLOWEEN] Reference
Adoro - I do know about Aquanet as a workable fixative - laugh out loud1. From Wordnik.com. [Has anyone seen these people?] Reference
I sprayed the final piece several times with tole painting matte fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Mermaid Sign] Reference
The other fixative that binds this coalition is opposition to war spending. From Wordnik.com. [John Feffer: Take This Job and... Transform It] Reference
Benzoin is a sweet balsam from a tropical Asian tree with fixative qualities. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
Use a ratio of two tablespoons of fixative to about four cups of dried material. From Wordnik.com. [How to make Rose Potpourri] Reference
It is used as a fixative long-lasting fragrance note because of its low volatility. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Hacks: Illusions of taste] Reference
She opened the black pouch that hung from her skirt and produced a tube of fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Meld]
In other words, they could use a top note and absolutely required a fixative and a base. From Wordnik.com. [La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth] Reference
Fixation may also be effected by immersing in some fixative fluid, such as one of the following. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Add a fixative such as powdered orris root, oak moss, cellulose, ground gum benzoin or fiberfix. From Wordnik.com. [How to make Rose Potpourri] Reference
Even the fixative left white dots along the top, and a couple of stray fingerprints are visible at right. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Its knack for promoting staying power in fine fragrance has made it the fixative of choice for perfumers. From Wordnik.com. [Breath Perfumes] Reference
I imagine the matte medium is a better seal than the spray fixative and doesn't mess with the oils down the line. From Wordnik.com. [Line Drawing] Reference
All ambers are sweet base notes, and act as a fixative as well as add a sweet, soft and round note to a composition. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
Evernia prunastri lends an aquatic, woody and leatheric air to a fragrance, and is renowned for its fixative properties. From Wordnik.com. [Ode to Oakmoss: Crabtree & Evelyn Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter] Reference
This amber on its own is quite boring though it has a nice fixative quality and will not overpower delicate heart and top notes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
Mr. Tuvok and the captain were sitting together, facing each other, staring and frozen as if someone had sprayed them with fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Flashback] Reference
The speed of fixation of most fixative is almost 1 mm/hour. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
No fixative will penetrate a piece of tissue thicker than 1 cm. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
We had nose bleeds from darkroom chemicals, spray adhesive, fixative. From Wordnik.com. [Mihow] Reference
I sent a shower of spray from the fixative over the canvas, and said. From Wordnik.com. [The King in Yellow] Reference
Either open or fill with fixative or pack lightly with wool soaked in. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
It is fixed not with conventional studio fixative but with glittery hairspray. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I seal each layer with a spray fixative and finish each piece with a final coat of wax. From Wordnik.com. [CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News] Reference
Heat your fixative as you would sealing wax, over a candle, also heat the arrow and the metal head. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting with the Bow and Arrow] Reference
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