slovo | definícia |
sensitise (encz) | sensitise, v: |
sensitise (wn) | sensitise
v 1: cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with
respect to gender differences in this traditional male-
dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good
wine" [syn: sensitize, sensitise] [ant: desensitise,
desensitize]
2: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to
this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn:
sensitize, sensitise]
3: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular
colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;
"sensitize the photographic film" [syn: sensitize,
sensitise]
4: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her
emotional needs" [syn: sensitize, sensitise, sensify,
sensibilize, sensibilise] [ant: desensitise,
desensitize] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
desensitise (encz) | desensitise, v: |
desensitised (encz) | desensitised, adj: |
hypersensitised (encz) | hypersensitised, adj: |
photosensitise (encz) | photosensitise,fotosenzitizovat v: Clock |
sensitised (encz) | sensitised, |
sensitiser (encz) | sensitiser, n: |
sensitisers (encz) | sensitisers, |
supersensitised (encz) | supersensitised, adj: |
desensitise (gcide) | desensitise \desensitise\ v. t.
same as desensitize.
Syn: deaden.
[WordNet 1.5] |
desensitise (wn) | desensitise
v 1: cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many
soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" [syn:
desensitize, desensitise] [ant: sensitise,
sensitize]
2: make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
[syn: desensitize, desensitise] [ant: sensibilise,
sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitize] |
hypersensitised (wn) | hypersensitised
adj 1: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
(especially to a specific factor); "allergic children";
"hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic,
hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised,
sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive,
supersensitized, supersensitised] |
photosensitise (wn) | photosensitise
v 1: make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence
of radiant energy and especially light [syn:
photosensitize, photosensitise] |
sensitised (wn) | sensitised
adj 1: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
(especially to a specific factor); "allergic children";
"hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic,
hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised,
sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive,
supersensitized, supersensitised] |
sensitiser (wn) | sensitiser
n 1: (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that
facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction [syn:
sensitizer, sensitiser] |
supersensitised (wn) | supersensitised
adj 1: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
(especially to a specific factor); "allergic children";
"hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic,
hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised,
sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive,
supersensitized, supersensitised] |
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