Term: fixation: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: selfsameness: the quality of being identical with itself
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: boiling: cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: reciprocal pronoun: a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: sixpence: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: courser: a dog trained for coursing
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: hegemon: a leading or paramount power
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: dictyoptera: in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: american english: the English language as used in the United States
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: magnum opus: a great work of art or literature
Broader: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states | Unrelated: moisture: wetness caused by water