sensitizer

Other forms: sensitizers

Definitions of sensitizer
  1. noun
    (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction
    synonyms: sensitiser
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    activator
    (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
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