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Word: Photosensitize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 20th century. From photo- + sensitize. Compare slightly earlier photosensitized, photosensitizer
Definition:
Of a substance: to initiate (a chemical change) by absorbing light energy and transferring it to a reactant.
Definition:
To make photosensitive.
Variant Forms:
- photosensitise
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