Important work is under way into radiosensitizers—drugs that enhance the effectiveness of radiation therapy (Maclean's).
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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
de|sen´si|tiz´er — 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
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
