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(physics) an impurity that augments luminescence in a mineral
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sensitizer
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction [syn: sensitiser ]
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Sensitizer or sensitiser may refer to: 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 Photosensitizer , a chemical ...
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n. Any agent that sensitizes something.
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sensitizer \Sen"si*ti`zer\, n. (Photog.) An agent that sensitizes. The sensitizer should be poured on the middle of the sheet. --Wilis & Clements (The Platinotype).
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One part of it would be a drug cocktail, a mixture of protein-synthesis enhancers, including even amphetamines and chemical relatives of strychnine, and then transmitters like serotonin, glutamate receptor sensitizers, cholinesterase, cyclic AMP, and so on.
There were mnemonic amplifiers, digit mills from Ix to strengthen and sensitize fingers and toes, odor synthesizers, tactility sensitizers, temperature gradient fields, pattern betrayers to prevent her falling into detectable habits, alpha-wave-response trainers, blink-synchronizers to tone abilities in light / dark / spectrum analysis.
There were mnemonic amplifiers, digit mills from lx to strengthen and sensitize fingers and toes, odor synthesizers, tactility sensitizers, temperature gradient fields, pattern betrayers to prevent her falling into detectable habits, alpha-wave-response trainers, blink-synchronizers to tone abilities in light / dark / spectrum analysis .