sensitizing
/ˈsɛnsətaɪzɪŋ/
noun
- The process of making someone or something more aware or responsive.
- The sensitizing of the public to mental health issues has reduced stigma.
- Sensitizing students to cultural diversity is an important part of education.
- The program focuses on the sensitizing of healthcare workers to patient needs.
- The process of making a substance reactive to a stimulus.
- Sensitizing the skin to an allergen can happen after just one exposure.
- The chemical process involves the sensitizing of the material to ultraviolet light.
- The sensitizing of the photographic plate must be done in complete darkness.
adjective
- Causing someone to become more aware or responsive to something.
- The museum's exhibit had a sensitizing effect on visitors about climate change.
- Reading the book was a sensitizing experience that changed her view on poverty.
- The sensitizing workshop helped employees understand the challenges of their colleagues.
- Causing a physical or chemical reaction upon later exposure.
- Some cleaning products contain sensitizing chemicals that can cause allergies over time.
- Repeated contact with the plant's oil has a sensitizing effect on the skin.
- The sensitizing agent in the vaccine helps the body build immunity.
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verb
- Present participle of sensitize: making someone or something more aware or responsive.
- They are sensitizing the community to the needs of elderly residents.
- The campaign is sensitizing drivers to the dangers of texting while driving.
- The teacher is sensitizing her students to the importance of recycling.
- Present participle of sensitize: making a substance or organism reactive to a stimulus.
- The lab is sensitizing the bacteria to the antibiotic for the experiment.
- The technician is sensitizing the film by dipping it in a chemical bath.
- Repeated exposure is sensitizing her immune system to the pollen.