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Webster 1913 Edition

Sensitizer

Sen′si-tiˊzer

,

Noun.

(Photog.)

An agent that sensitizes.

The

sensitizer

should be poured on the middle of the sheet.

Wilis & Clements (The Platinotype).

Definition 2025

sensitizer

sensitizer

English

Alternative forms

sensitiser

Noun

sensitizer ‎(plural sensitizers)

Any agent that sensitizes something.

Chemical sensitizer, a chemical that causes allergic reaction in normal tissue after exposure.
Explosive sensitizer, a chemical that promotes the rate of propagation of an explosive material.