fixative; fixing agent
Technical term in chemistry for a substance used to stabilize, preserve, or harden a specimen or material.
組織標本を作る際には、固定剤で細胞を安定させる。
When preparing tissue specimens, cells are stabilized with a fixative.
この接着剤には固定剤
This adhesive contains a fixing agent.
Compound of 固定 (こてい, 'fixation, fixing') and 剤 (ざい, 'agent, chemical'). The reading follows standard on'yomi.