sensitizer

Noun

Meaning

An agent that sensitizes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sensitiser making sensor accelerator activator changer sensitization sensitizing sensitisation sensitising stimulator exciter stirrer educating consciousness-raising

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Antonyms

ignorance misunderstanding incomprehension insensitivity unawareness lack of knowledge

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Hypernyms

activator

Examples

Capsaicin takes effect upon skin contact (irritant, sensitizer), eye contact (irritant), ingestion, and inhalation (lung irritant, lung sensitizer). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sensitization assay sensitize sensitized sensitizing sensitizing agent sensitometer