The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
axofugal
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
fornaxid
fortaxed
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
oxyfatty
toadflax
toadflax
noun
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
