SENSITIZATION

sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

sensitization, sensitisation

(noun) the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sensitization (countable and uncountable, plural sensitizations)

The process of making something sensitive.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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