ADJECTIVE | all | sensitizing, sensitising | making susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |
---|---|---|---|
NOUN | act | sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation | rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections |
Meaning | making susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli. | |
---|---|---|
Synonym | sensitising | |
Attribute of | sensitivity, predisposition | susceptibility to a pathogen |
Opposite | desensitizing, desensitising | making less susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |
Spanish | sensibilizador |
Meaning | Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation | |
Broader | immunization, immunisation | The act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
Spanish | sensibilización | |
Catalan | sensibilització |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact