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Definition of Sensitiser
1. Noun. (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Activator
Derivative terms: Sensitise, Sensitise, Sensitize
Definition of Sensitiser
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of sensitizer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sensitiser
1. Synonym: antibody. 2. A substance that causes dermatitis only after alteration (sensitization) of the skin by previous exposure to that substance. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensitiser
Literary usage of Sensitiser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"Since chlorophyll is an optical sensitiser and these act by formation of
catalysts (Weigert, 1911, pp. 64-70), the possibility must not be disregarded that ..."
2. The Amateur Photographer (1885)
"Arch. a new sensitiser for dry-plates, for which he claims that it is cheap as
well as good. He prepares two solutions ; the one a saturated solution of ..."
3. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1914)
"TRANSLATIONS AND ABSTRACTS BY EJ WALL, FRPS A NEW sensitiser- Dr. E. ... which had
been known for years, a marked sensitiser for green, yellow and orange ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"... best optical sensitiser for collodion plates. Later Ducos de Hauron employed
orthochromatic plates in his photochrome or three-colour printing process. ..."
5. Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904 (1905)
"What the exact action of the sensitiser is, is not yet explained by chemistry.
The commonly received opinion is that by reason of the ether impulse a part ..."
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