HyperDic: sensitiser

English > 1 sense of the word sensitiser:
NOUNsubstancesensitiser, sensitizer(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction
English > sensitiser: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction.
Synonymsensitizer
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderactivator(biology) any agency bringing about activation
Spanishsensibilizador
Verbssensitisemake (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating / coating it with a photographic emulsion
sensitisemake sensitive to a drug or allergen

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