photosensitize
[ foh-tuh-sen-si-tahyz ]
verb (used with object),pho·to·sen·si·tized, pho·to·sen·si·tiz·ing.
to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
Origin of photosensitize
1First recorded in 1920–25; photosensit(ive) + -ize
- Also especially British, pho·to·sen·si·tise .
Other words from photosensitize
- pho·to·sen·si·ti·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for photosensitize
photosensitize
photosensitise
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make (an organism or substance) photosensitive
Derived forms of photosensitize
- photosensitization or photosensitisation, noun
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