(perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
fixive
fixive
adj
(obsolete) fixative
flaxville
flexive
fluxive
fluxive
adj
flowing; lacking solidity
foxglove
foxglove
noun
Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
foxgloves
foxgloves
noun
plural of foxglove
inflexive
inflexive
adj
(obsolete) inflexible
inflective
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
overfix
overfix
verb
(transitive) To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Synonym of reflective
noun
(grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
(grammar) A reflexive verb.
reflexively
reflexively
adv
By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
In a reflexive manner.
reflexiveness
reflexiveness
noun
The state or quality of being reflexive.
reflexivenesses
reflexives
reflexives
noun
plural of reflexive
reflexivity
reflexivity
noun
The condition or state of being reflexive.
semireflexive
semireflexively
semireflexiveness
unfixative
vaginofixation
vaginofixation
noun
(surgery) suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall
vasoreflex
ventrifixation
ventrofixation
ventrofixation
noun
The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.