Definition of "consolidant" []

• Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm. (adjective)

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• "So the dinosaur preparer coats it with a consolidant, a type of glue that hardens and protects the bone."
• "Placing a piece of fiberglass paper over the plaster, I then applied several coatings of a 10% solution of a consolidant called Paraloid B72, which is the active ingredient in glues like UHU and Duco Cement, to the paper."
• "In an attempt to lift the plaster we covered it with fiberglass paper, which we then coated with consolidant and left to dry."