Meanwhile, for the hay fever sufferer this season, shots to desensitize, or immunize, him against the pollens are the best that can be offered (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sen|si|tiz|er — «SEHN suh TY zuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that sensitizes. 2. Photography. the chemical agent or bath by which films or substances are made sensitive to light … Useful english dictionary
ra|di|o|sen|si|tiz|er — «RAY dee oh SEHN suh TY zuhr», noun. a chemical substance that sensitizes cells to the effects of X rays or other radioactivity: »Important work is under way into radiosensitizers drugs that enhance the effectiveness of radiation therapy (Maclean … Useful english dictionary
sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… … English syllables
tiz — am·or·tiz·a·ble; ap·pe·tiz·er; ap·pe·tiz·ing; ap·pe·tiz·ing·ly; astig·ma·tiz·er; bap·tiz·er; di·az·o·tiz·able; dram·a·tiz·er; ep·i·gram·ma·tiz·er; hyp·no·tiz·abil·i·ty; hyp·no·tiz·able; mag·ne·tiz·abil·i·ty; mag·ne·tiz·able; mag·ne·tiz·er;… … English syllables
sen|si|tize — «SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tid, tiz|ing. 1. to make sensitive. Camera films have been sensitized to light. 2. Immunology. to make unusually sensitive to a protein or other substance by repeated injections … Useful english dictionary
de|sen|si|tize — «dee SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make less sensitive. 2. Photography. to make less sensitive to light. 3. Medicine. to reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (a person, organism, organ, or tissue): » … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion — hy|per|sen|si|tize «HY puhr SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat (a substance) so as to make it hypersensitive: »to hypersensitize film. –hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|sen|si|tize — «HY puhr SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat (a substance) so as to make it hypersensitive: »to hypersensitize film. –hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|sen|si|tize — «HY puh SEHN suh tyz, HIHP oh », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. = desensitize. (Cf. ↑desensitize) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|sen|si|tize — «FOH toh SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to make sensitive to the action of light; make photosensitive … Useful english dictionary
