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sensitization
Variant of sensitize
transitive verb sensitized, sensitizing
to make sensitive or susceptible; specif.,
- Photog. to make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, etc.
- Immunology to make (an individual) sensitive or hypersensitive to an antigen
Related Forms:
- sensitization noun
- sensitizer noun
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