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Fixation
- noun - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- Obsession or mania
- the activity of fastening something firmly in position
Fixative
- noun - a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
Fixed Up
- adjective - taken care of or made comfortable; "went back to work after she got her scraped arm fixed up"
Fixities
- noun - the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
- the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"
Fixtures
- noun - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
- an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
- the act of putting something in working order again
- the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
Fizzling
- verb - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
Flabbier
- adjective - out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
Flabbily
- adverb - in a flabby manner; "the old man's muscles were sagging flabbily"
Flag Day
- noun - commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777
- commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777