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fovilla (medicine) and fix 2, noun (oh)


fovilla (medicine)


fovilla


Origin: Dim. Fr. L. Fovere to cherish.

<botany> One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.

Source: Websters Dictionary


fix 2, noun (oh)



2 n
[C] something that solves a problem
::Robinson called the proposal a quick fix (=a temporary or easy solution) of limited value.
(be) in a fix
to have a problem that is difficult to solve
-synonym (be) in a mess (be) in a mess
::We're going to be in a real fix if we miss that bus.
::That's put us in a fix.
[singular] an amount of something, especially an illegal drug such as heroin, that you often use and badly want
::addicts looking for a fix
::I need my fix of caffeine in the morning or I can't think.
get a fix on sb/sth
a) to find out exactly where someone or something is
::He peered out, trying to get a fix on the enemy's position.
b) to understand what someone or something is really like
::I couldn't seem to get a fix on the situation.
[singular] something that has been dishonestly arranged
::People think the election was a fix.