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SENSITIZING

• SENSITIZING (noun)
The noun SENSITIZING has 1 sense:

1. rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Familiarity information: SENSITIZING used as a noun is very rare.

• SENSITIZING (adjective)
The adjective SENSITIZING has 1 sense:

1. making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

Familiarity information: SENSITIZING used as an adjective is very rare.

• SENSITIZING (noun)

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Meaning:

Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sensitising; sensitizing; sensitisation; sensitization

Hypernyms ("sensitizing" is a kind of...):

immunisation; immunization (the act of making immune (especially by inoculation))

• SENSITIZING (adjective)

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Meaning:

Making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

Synonyms:

sensitising; sensitizing

Attribute:

predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)

Antonym:

desensitizing (making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli)

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