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photosensitizer

photosensitizer noun: a molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction.

Noun

photosensitizer (plural photosensitizers)

  1. A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction

Forms of photosensitizer

pluralphotosensitizers

Origin of photosensitizer

From photo- + sensitizer.

Words formed from photosensitizer

Questions about photosensitizer

What does photosensitizer mean?
Photosensitizer means a molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction.
What part of speech is photosensitizer?
Photosensitizer is a noun.
What is the plural of photosensitizer?
The plural of photosensitizer is photosensitizers.

Words near photosensitizer in the dictionary

  1. photosensitivity
  2. photosensitization
  3. photosensitizations
  4. photosensitize
  5. photosensitized
  6. photosensitizer
  7. photosensitizers
  8. photosensitizes
  9. photosensitizing
  10. photosensor
  11. photosensors

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