sensitizer

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noun

Any agent that sensitizes something.

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sensitiser
OriginEnglish sensitize →
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Meanings

nounsensitizer (plural sensitizers)

plural sensitizers · alternative sensitiser

  1. Any agent that sensitizes something.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction

Similar
sensitiser
Broader
activator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishsensitive
  2. Englishsensitize
  3. Englishsensitizer

From sensitize + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

sensitizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizer

MLA

“sensitizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensitizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizer.

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