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photosensitize

/fˌoʊɾoʊsˈɛnsɪtˌaɪz/ verb

to make something photosensitive

Word Origin From Greek phōs 'light' and Latin sentire 'to feel' — to photosensitize is literally 'to make light-feeling,' to render something reactive to light. The breakdown photo+sens+it+ize shows the root sens, the -it- infix, and the verb suffix -ize. Related words: sensitize, sensitive, photosensitivity. The PIE root *sent- originally meant 'to go' — feeling is a kind of mental journey.

verb to make something photosensitive

The chemist will photosensitize the compound for the experiment.

(动词) 使感光；使光敏化

化学家将使这种化合物光敏化以用于实验。

(verbo) fotosensibilizar [hacer que algo se vuelva fotosensible]

El químico fotosensibilizará el compuesto para el experimento.

(verbe) photosensibiliser [Rendre quelque chose photosensible.]

Le chimiste va **photosensibiliser** le composé pour l'expérience.

(Verb) lichtempfindlich machen [**photosensitize** (Verb): Etwas lichtempfindlich machen.]

Der Chemiker wird die Verbindung für das Experiment **photosensitize**.

(動詞) 光感受性にする。光に反応しやすくする。

化学者は実験のためその化合物を光感受性にした。

(verbo) fotossensibilizar; tornar fotossensível [Tornar algo fotossensível.]

O químico irá fotossensibilizar o composto para o experimento.

Synonyms: make photosensitive sensitize to light light-sensitize photoreactivate Antonyms: desensitize to light photodesensitize make light-tolerant
Word parts: photo + sens + it + ize

Related words

photosensitization photosensitive photosensitivity sensitize sensitization sensitizer sensitive sensitivity

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