Meanings
verbchemosensitize (third-person singular simple present chemosensitizes, present participle chemosensitizing, simple past and past participle chemosensitized)
present singular third person chemosensitizes · participle present chemosensitizing · participle past chemosensitized · past chemosensitized
- To sensitize chemically
An mTOR inhibitor could not chemosensitize apoptosis incompetent esophageal cancer cells, whereas lithium could.
2015 August 6, Tracey R. O’Donovan et al., “Lithium Modulates Autophagy in Esophageal and Colorectal Cancer Cells and Enhances the Efficacy of Therapeutic Agents In Vitro and In Vivo”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI
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chemosensitize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosensitize
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