Meanings
nounphotosensitization (countable and uncountable, plural photosensitizations)
plural photosensitizations
- countableuncountableThe acquisition of photosensitivity
- countableuncountablechemistryThe transfer of a photon from one excited state to another, which then undergoes a reaction
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishsensitization
- Englishphotosensitization
From photo- + sensitization.
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photosensitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitization
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“photosensitization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitization. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosensitization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitization.
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