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photosensitization

photosensitization noun: the acquisition of photosensitivity.

Noun

photosensitization (countable and uncountable, plural photosensitizations)

  1. The acquisition of photosensitivity
  2. The transfer of a photon from one excited state to another, which then undergoes a reaction

Forms of photosensitization

pluralphotosensitizations

Origin of photosensitization

From photo- + sensitization.

Questions about photosensitization

What does photosensitization mean?
Photosensitization means the acquisition of photosensitivity.
What part of speech is photosensitization?
Photosensitization is a noun.
What is the plural of photosensitization?
The plural of photosensitization is photosensitizations.

Words near photosensitization in the dictionary

  1. photosensitive retinal ganglion cells
  2. photosensitively
  3. photosensitiveness
  4. photosensitivities
  5. photosensitivity
  6. photosensitization
  7. photosensitizations
  8. photosensitize
  9. photosensitized
  10. photosensitizer
  11. photosensitizers

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