SENSITIZING

sensitizing, sensitising

(adjective) making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

sensitizing

present participle of sensitize

Adjective

sensitizing (not comparable)

That sensitizes

Source: Wiktionary


SENSITIZE

Sen"si*tize, v. t. (Photog.)

Definition: To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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