Meanings of fixing agent in English

Phosphate of soda also makes a good fixing agent.

It dissolves the chlorides, iodides, and bromides of silver, is, therefore, a fixing agent, but has not come in general use as such.

They tended to fade out of cloth after about three washes, Hoffmann noted, until the dye craftsman adopted the use of urineas a fixing agent.

For permanent preparations, strong alcohol (for very delicate tissues, absolute alcohol, when procurable, is best) is the most convenient fixing agent, and generally very satisfactory.

(2) Fixation with tartar emetic or other fixing agent.