Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of photosensitise
adjectivephotosensitising (comparative more photosensitising, superlative most photosensitising)
comparative more photosensitising · superlative most photosensitising
- alternativeAlternative spelling of photosensitizing.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishsensitising
- Englishphotosensitising
From photo- + sensitising.
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APA
photosensitising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitising
MLA
“photosensitising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitising. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosensitising,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitising.
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