hypersensitize

hy·per·sen·si·tize

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Definitions of hypersensitize word

verb with object hypersensitize Photography. to treat (a film or emulsion) so as to increase its speed. 1
verb with object hypersensitize Pathology. to strongly heighten a reaction upon reexposure to a particular antigen. 1
noun hypersensitize To become excessively sensitized. 1
verb hypersensitize to treat (a photographic emulsion), usually after manufacture and shortly before exposure, to increase its speed 0

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; hypersensit(ive) + -ize

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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