FIXATIVE
\fˈɪksətˌɪv], \fˈɪksətˌɪv], \f_ˈɪ_k_s_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Fixing; in microscopy and histology, serving to fix tissues in the structural condition and form found in life, or to fasten microscopic sections or preparations to a slide or cover glass so that they will not be disturbed either wholly or in part during washing, staining, mounting, etc.; as a n., a substance serving such purposes.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).