Meanings of sensitise in English

Recently chlorins have been shown to sensitise Yb and Nd emission when incorporated into Ln-complexes.

Some medications may sensitise the skin which in turn could possibly trigger an inflammatory response.

Just a few days ago she told the Scottish parliament how necessary it was to educate and sensitise people to FGM.

Results: Challenge of FLS by starvation-induced stress or by exposure to the chemokine interleukin-8 was essential to sensitise the cells to ACPAs.

Writing place This leads to another point that in undertaking documentary work of this nature, producers have to sensitise themselves to their surroundings.

Annoyingly, the ingredients that are proven to minimise pigmentation tend to sensitise the skin to the sun, potentially making the discolouration even more pronounced.

Nut allergy link Creams for nappy rash and eczema that contain nut or soya oil can sensitise the skin and later cause a nut allergy.

Her mind, in this direction, was like a clean but highly sensitised plate.

The average citizen has become sensitised to the value of that precious commodity: water.

All of my nerve endings were hyper sensitised, she said.

They sensitised the public as to who the enemy was.

I rather fancy that I have become sensitised to it.

Her clothes rasped against her sensitised skin and she took to tearing them off.

It has been used in treating lameness in horses and also for hyper-sensitising the skin.

And the mind must be sensitised to these differences.

They are sensitised to the terrors of the plots in which they find themselves entangled.