sensibilizationn.
/ˌsɛnsᵻbᵻlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛnsəbələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌsɛnsəbəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of sensitizing something or someone; an instance of this; = sensitization n.
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sensibilization1855
sensitization1904
presensitization1935
radiosensitization1951
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > treatment of plates, films, or paper > [noun]
mercurializing1841
mercurialization1843
albumenizing1851
sensitizing1851
sensibilization1855
sensitization1857
albuminization1868
fuming1889
aluming1896
orthochromatizing1903
lenticulation1916
hypersensitizing1920
panchromatizing1922
hypersensitization1933
pre-exposure1937
latensification1940
1855 A. S. Heath & A. H. Heath Photography 35 (heading) Sensibilization.
1879 Photogr. News 27 June 305/2 The strong bath coagulates the layer of albumen better, and allows a more rapid sensibilization.
1904 Lancet 5 Nov. 1272/1 Recent researches on the phenomena of fluorescence and sensibilisation seem to supply important contributions to the explanation of this remarkable fact.
1969 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Oct. 84/2 Increased passage of feto-maternal red cells after abortion, in sufficient quantity to induce immunization or sensibilization, would necessitate the administration of Rh-antibody to post-abortion, Rh-negative mothers.
2015 European Jrnl. Pharmacol. 767 96/2 We used as an hyperalgesic agent intraplantar injection of prostaglandin that is known to produce hyperalgesia by direct sensibilization of nociceptors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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