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Definition: Meaning of, fixing in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɪksɪŋ /

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fixing fixings
  1. the act of putting something in working order again
    SYNONYM
    repair, fix, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
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  2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    SYNONYM
    fastener, fastening, holdfast
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  3. the sterilization of an animal
    SYNONYM
    neutering, altering
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  4. histology the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
    SYNONYM
    fixation
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fixing used in phrases

  • fixing agent (noun)
    1. as a dye or a photographic image a chemical compound that sets or fixes something
  • nitrogen-fixing (adjective)
    1. contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation
  • price fixing (noun)
    1. a system in which the government decides the prices of things [=  price control]
    2. an agreement between producers and sellers of a product to set its price at a high level
  • price-fixing (noun)
    1. by agreement among producers or by government government control of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
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