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单词 photosensitive
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photosensitiveadj.

Brit. /ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdəˈsɛnsədɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, sensitive adj.
Etymology: < photo- comb. form + sensitive adj.
1. Science. Reacting with or responding to light; capable of or involving reaction with light.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > scientific effects of light > [adjective] > responding or sensitive to light
photosensitive1886
photoactive1908
photoactivated1926
1886 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 6 596 [In the Elateridæ] the photosensitive reflex action has its seat in the cerebroid ganglia.
1918 Science 23 Aug. 199/2 Decomposition of the photosensitive material by light, presupposes the formation of this substance within the sense organ.
1925 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 127 i. 787 (heading) The photosensitive formation of water from its elements in the presence of chlorine.
1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. vi. 399 The study of the transmission of light by means of suitably photosensitive instruments.
1990 Sci. Amer. Sept. 43/1 Still under research and development are electronic and photosensitive windows; when the sunlight is too bright, they automatically reflect or absorb the light.
2. Medicine. Abnormally sensitive or hyperreactive to light.
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1923 Lancet 1 Sept. 464/2 Certain chemical substances, and particularly fluorescent pigments, have the property of rendering the tissues highly photo-sensitive.
1948 Lancet 7 Aug. 215-7 Those patients who were photosensitive did exceedingly well under this form of therapy.
1977 E. Trevor Theta Syndrome v. 64 Mancini was lying down with dark glasses on... He was photo-sensitive.

Derivatives

photoˈsensitiveness n. rare = photosensitivity n.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > scientific effects of light > [noun] > sensitivity to
photosensitiveness1889
light sensitivity1905
photosensitivity1916
1889 R. Meldola Chem. of Photogr. i. 13 The photo-sensitiveness of ferric compounds has long been known.
1914 Physical Rev. 4 228 The plan..was to observe the time changes in contact potential differences and photosensitiveness of photo-electrically or mechanically treated surfaces.
1998 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 7 May 23 Antibiotics and antifungal medications can cause photosensitiveness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1886
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