hypersensitizing
Making overly reactive
Hypersensitizing is making something abnormally sensitive or responsive.
In photography, it refers to treating film to increase its sensitivity to light before exposure.
More broadly, it describes the process of heightening reactivity—whether physical, emotional, or immunological: Repeated exposure was hypersensitizing her to the allergen.
Immune response trigger
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
urticaria · contact dermatitis · eczema · pollen · dust mites · pet dander · latex · nickel
Immune response inducer
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- immunogenAntibody-inducing substance
- sensitizationIncreased responsiveness to stimuli
- desensitizationReduced response over time
immunotherapy · antibody · T-cell · B-cell · cytokine · lymphocyte · mast cell · immune response
Causing to activate
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
- raw nervesHypersensitive emotional areas
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
overstimulation · thin-skinned · touchy · reactive · vulnerable · fragile · on edge · hyperaware
allergen
Immune response trigger
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- histamineAllergy-response compound
hives · urticaria · contact dermatitis · eczema · pollen · dust mites · pet dander · latex · nickel · food allergy
antigen
Immune response inducer
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- immunogenAntibody-inducing substance
- sensitizationIncreased responsiveness to stimuli
desensitization · immunotherapy · antibody · T-cell · B-cell · cytokine · lymphocyte · mast cell · immune response · tolerance
triggering
Causing to activate
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
- raw nervesHypersensitive emotional areas
hypervigilance · overstimulation · thin-skinned · touchy · reactive · vulnerable · fragile · on edge · hyperaware · oversensitive
emulsion
Blended immiscible liquids
photosensitive · infrared · spectral · panchromatic · coating · gelatin · grain
hypersensitizingdesensitizing
Reducing responsiveness to stimulus
numbing · dulling · deadening · blunting · anesthetizing
sensitive, consent, sensation, sensitivity, sentimental, resent, dissent, assent, sensory